Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal

Vicariate Apostolic of Izabal

*Apostolicus Vicariatus Izabalensis*
Vicariate Apostolic of Izabal; Apostolicus Vicariatus Izabalensis
Location
Country	Guatemala
Ecclesiastical province	Exempt directly to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	9,038 km2 (3,490 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010); 419,000; 280,000 (66.8%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	30 April 1968 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Inmaculada Concepción de María
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus
Map

The Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in eastern Guatemala's Izabal Department. It is exempt directly to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Its cathedral is Catedral Inmaculada Concepción de María, in the see of Puerto Barrios.

History[]

It was erected 30 April 1968, as the "Apostolic Administration of Izabal", on territory split off from the Diocese of Zacapa. It was elevated as an apostolic vicariate on 12 March 1988.

Episcopal ordinaries[]

Apostolic Administrators of Izabal

(1969.05.09 – 1977.10.07), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1966.07.26 – 1969.05.09), Titular Bishop of (1966.07.26 – 1977.10.07); later Bishop of Vera Paz (Guatemala) (1977.10.07 – 2001.02.22), President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1992–1994)
Luis María Estrada Paetau, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1977.10.27 – 1988.03.12 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of Izabal

Luis María Estrada Paetau, Dominican Order (O.P.) (see above 1977.10.27 – 1988.03.12), Titular Bishop of Regiæ (1977.10.27 – 2011.03.25); previously Apostolic Administrator of El Petén (Guatemala) (1970.11.30 – emeritate 1977.10.27)
(2004.05.21 – 2011.07.26 resignation), Titular Bishop of Succuba (2004.05.21 – ...)
Apostolic administrator Mario Enrique Ríos Montt, Lazarists (C.M.) (2011.07.26 – 2013.02.09), Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07.13 – ...), previously Bishop-Prelate of the then Territorial Prelature of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03) & Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1987.01.24 – 2010.10.02)
(2013.02.09 – ...), also Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03? – ...), Titular Bishop of Dardanus (2013.02.09 – ...)

References[]

"Vicariate Apostolic of Izabal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-11.^{[self-published source]}

External links[]

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