Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Chetumal
  • Latin Name: Chetumaliensis
  • Erected: 23 May 1970
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Yucatán
  • State: Quintana Roo
  • Country: México

• Territorial Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal
  • Latin Name: Cancunensis-Chetumaliensis
  • Name Changed: 20 December 1996
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Yucatán
  • State: Quintana Roo
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 50,843 (19,638 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † (7 Dec 1973 Appointed - 26 Oct 2004 Retired)
• Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (26 Oct 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Chetumal
1969	77,179	84,000	91.9%	9	4	13	5,936			16	5	ap1971
1976	150,000	180,000	83.3%	2	14	16	9,375		15	31	13	ap1977
1980	221,900	254,900	87.1%	2	14	16	13,868		15	51	14	ap1981
1990	276,000	312,000	88.5%	2	22	24	11,500		22	51	20	ap1991
Territorial Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal
1999	755,000	950,000	79.5%	4	38	42	17,976	2	44	77	26	ap2000
2000	800,000	1,000,000	80.0%	4	40	44	18,181	2	49	84	32	ap2001
2001	820,000	1,050,000	78.1%	5	43	48	17,083	2	71	89	35	ap2002
2002	890,000	1,100,000	80.9%	4	42	46	19,347	2	48	92	34	ap2003
2003	900,000	1,150,000	78.3%	4	48	52	17,307	3	52	92	34	ap2004
2004	950,000	1,200,000	79.2%	6	47	53	17,924	3	56	92	35	ap2005
2013	1,028,000	1,545,000	66.5%	19	88	107	9,607	19	94	129	55	ap2014
2016	898,478	1,501,562	59.8%	46	80	126	7,130	18	86	124	59	ap2017
2019	976,340	1,549,750	63.0%	50	87	137	7,126	19	89	154	66	ap2020
Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal
2021	1,016,131	1,588,700	64.0%	56	78	134	7,583	38	84	133	76	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (Prelate: 26 Oct 2004; Bishop: 15 Feb 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † (Prelate: 7 Dec 1973 to 26 Oct 2004)

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