Diocese of Quiché

Historical Details

• Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché
  • Latin Name: Quicensis
  • Erected: 27 April 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
  • Country: Guatemala
  • Square Kilometers: 8,378 (3,236 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Humberto Lara Mejía, C.M. † (5 May 1967 Appointed - 9 Jun 1972 Died)
• José Julio Aguilar García † (2 Nov 1972 Appointed - 22 Aug 1974 Resigned)
• Juan José Gerardi Conedera † (22 Aug 1974 Appointed - 14 Aug 1984 Resigned)
• Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle (31 Oct 1986 Appointed - 5 Dec 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Jalapa)
• Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (29 Oct 2004 Appointed - 14 Jul 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán)
• Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (14 Sep 2012 Appointed - 15 Apr 2023 Retired)
• Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum (15 Apr 2023 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
Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché
1970	240,000	247,775	96.9%		25	25	9,600		26	28	20	ap1971
1976	285,570	300,641	95.0%	2	20	22	12,980		20	27	22	ap1977
1980	297,600	314,000	94.8%	3	12	15	19,840		12	34	22	ap1981
1990	356,000	445,000	80.0%	11	8	19	18,736		15	49	25	ap1991
1999	453,862	567,327	80.0%	18	9	27	16,809		15	84	24	ap2000
Diocese of Quiché
2000	466,000	581,510	80.1%	21	8	29	16,068		17	81	24	ap2001
2001	472,186	590,233	80.0%	21	9	30	15,739		17	81	24	ap2002
2002	483,990	604,988	80.0%	24	7	31	15,612		11	81	24	ap2003
2003	491,250	614,063	80.0%	22	8	30	16,375		11	85	23	ap2004
2004	524,408	655,510	80.0%	23	8	31	16,916		12	85	23	ap2005
2010	503,000	714,000	70.4%	26	8	34	14,794		12	83	26	ap2011
2014	554,000	786,000	70.5%	28	12	40	13,850		16	79	27	ap2015
2017	596,000	844,800	70.5%	29	13	42	14,190		18	67	27	ap2018
2020	636,000	901,500	70.5%	31	9	40	15,900		13	68	29	ap2021
2022	659,100	934,580	70.5%	28	9	37	17,813		15	70	30	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (Priest: 1987 to 20 Nov 2008; Bishop: 14 Sep 2012 to 15 Apr 2023)
• Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle (Bishop: 31 Oct 1986 to 5 Dec 2001)
• Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum (Bishop: 15 Apr 2023 - )
• Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. (Bishop: 29 Oct 2004 to 14 Jul 2011)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• José Julio Aguilar García † (Bishop: 2 Nov 1972 to 22 Aug 1974)
• Juan José Gerardi Conedera † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1974 to 14 Aug 1984)
• Humberto Lara Mejía, C.M. † (Bishop: 5 May 1967 to 9 Jun 1972)

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