Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala

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Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala

Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi in Guatemala

Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Guatemala
Saint James the Greater
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J.
Auxiliary BishopsGustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández
Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes
José Cayetano Parra Novo

The Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala is a

.

Special churches

Its

Ciudad de Guatemala
.

It also has

  • the former Cathedral, a World Heritage Site: Catedral de San José, Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
  • a
    Minor Basilica
    , National Shrine: Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
  • other National Shrine: Iglesia de San Francisco el Grande, Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
  • further Shrines: Santuario Arquidiocesano del Señor San José, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala and Santuario Expiatorio al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala

History

  • It was erected 18 December 1534, as the Diocese of Guatemala, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Santo Domingo.
  • On 1561.06.21 it lost territory to establish the
    Diocese of Vera Paz
  • It was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala on 16 December 1743.
  • It lost territory repeatedly : on 1842.09.28 to establish the then
    Territorial Prelature of Escuintla and on 1996.04.27 to establish its suffragan Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima
    .
  • It enjoyed papal visits from Pope John Paul II in March 1983, February 1996 and July 2002.
  • It was renamed on 23 April 2013 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala

Province

Its

suffragan
bishoprics :

Episcopal ordinaries

Bishops of Guatemala
Archbishops of Guatemala
Archbishops of Santiago de Guatemala
  • Óscar Julio Vian Morales,
    S.D.B.
    (see above April 25, 2013 – February 24, 2018)
  • Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (July 9, 2020 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Churches

References

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Guatemala" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 207. (in Latin)
  4. ^ "Bishop Juan de las Cabezas Altamirano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. ^ "Bishop Pedro de Valencia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  6. ^ "Bishop Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  8. ^ "Bishop Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  9. ^ "Bishop Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

14°38′30″N 90°30′44″W / 14.6416°N 90.5123°W / 14.6416; -90.5123