Sololá-Chimaltenango (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Domingo Buezo Leiva, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 31 December 1996
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Guatemala
Square Kilometers: 3,040 (1,174 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdesololachimaltenango.com/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Santander 4-71, Zona 2, Panajachel, 07001 Sololà, Guatemala
Telephone: 7762-1215
Fax: (same)

Historical Details

Diocese of Sololá
- Latin Name: Sololensis
- Erected: 10 March 1951
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
- Country: Guatemala

Past and Present Ordinaries

Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. † (27 Jun 1959 Appointed - 5 Apr 1986 Retired)
Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte † (5 Apr 1986 Succeeded - 20 Jul 1997 Died)
Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes (28 Jan 1999 Appointed - 28 Jul 2007 Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala)
Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (28 Jul 2007 Appointed - 9 Jul 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
Domingo Buezo Leiva (16 Jul 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Sololá
10 March 1951	Erected	Archdiocese of Guatemala (Parts of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez) Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Solóla, El Quiche, and the rest of Mazatenango or Suchitepéquez)	Diocese of Sololá (erected)
27 April 1967	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sololá (EI Quiché)	Diocese of Santa Cruz del Quiché (erected)
27 April 1967	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Guatemala (Chimaltenango)	Diocese of Sololá
13 February 1996	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Sololá (from Guatemala)
31 December 1996	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán (Departamento de Retalhuleu) Diocese of Sololá (Departamento de Suchitepéquez)	Diocese of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu (erected)
Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango
31 December 1996	Name Changed	Diocese of Sololá	Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango

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 Sololá

1966 586,000 600,000 97.7% 16 41 57 10,280 41 45 35 ap1967

1970 489,000 525,153 93.1% 17 26 43 11,372 27 47 29 ap1971

1976 520,123 528,440 98.4% 15 37 52 10,002 42 69 37 ap1977

1980 546,125 642,500 85.0% 17 39 56 9,752 50 86 37 ap1981

1990 710,000 872,000 81.4% 29 17 46 15,434 22 55 34 ap1991

Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango

1999 556,321 678,946 81.9% 37 5 42 13,245 9 107 23 ap2000

2000 571,552 696,598 82.0% 39 5 44 12,989 8 110 25 ap2001

2001 589,427 735,392 80.2% 43 3 46 12,813 6 104 26 ap2002

2002 607,140 758,454 80.0% 46 3 49 12,390 6 116 27 ap2003

2003 622,425 775,700 80.2% 45 3 48 12,967 6 119 28 ap2004

2004 639,177 798,971 80.0% 46 3 49 13,044 6 119 29 ap2005

2010 744,000 924,000 80.5% 85 3 88 8,454 6 129 34 ap2011

2014 819,000 1,017,000 80.5% 87 3 90 9,100 7 150 38 ap2015

2017 713,047 1,243,243 57.4% 82 3 85 8,388 3 121 39 ap2018

2020 757,120 1,320,115 57.4% 97 97 7,805 44 ap2021

2022 785,000 1,369,000 57.3% 108 3 111 7,072 6 65 44 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Sololá
1966	586,000	600,000	97.7%	16	41	57	10,280	41	45	35	ap1967
1970	489,000	525,153	93.1%	17	26	43	11,372	27	47	29	ap1971
1976	520,123	528,440	98.4%	15	37	52	10,002	42	69	37	ap1977
1980	546,125	642,500	85.0%	17	39	56	9,752	50	86	37	ap1981
1990	710,000	872,000	81.4%	29	17	46	15,434	22	55	34	ap1991
Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango
1999	556,321	678,946	81.9%	37	5	42	13,245	9	107	23	ap2000
2000	571,552	696,598	82.0%	39	5	44	12,989	8	110	25	ap2001
2001	589,427	735,392	80.2%	43	3	46	12,813	6	104	26	ap2002
2002	607,140	758,454	80.0%	46	3	49	12,390	6	116	27	ap2003
2003	622,425	775,700	80.2%	45	3	48	12,967	6	119	28	ap2004
2004	639,177	798,971	80.0%	46	3	49	13,044	6	119	29	ap2005
2010	744,000	924,000	80.5%	85	3	88	8,454	6	129	34	ap2011
2014	819,000	1,017,000	80.5%	87	3	90	9,100	7	150	38	ap2015
2017	713,047	1,243,243	57.4%	82	3	85	8,388	3	121	39	ap2018
2020	757,120	1,320,115	57.4%	97		97	7,805			44	ap2021
2022	785,000	1,369,000	57.3%	108	3	111	7,072	6	65	44	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Domingo Buezo Leiva (Bishop: 16 Jul 2021 - )
Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes (Priest: 17 Oct 1987; Bishop: 28 Jan 1999 to 28 Jul 2007)
Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera (Deacon: 31 Jul 2004; Priest: 19 Mar 2005 to 27 Jun 2022; Administrator: 4 Sep 2020 to 21 Sep 2021)
Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, S.J. (Bishop: 28 Jul 2007 to 9 Jul 2020)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Oct 1982; Bishop: 5 Apr 1986 to 20 Jul 1997)
Jorge García Caballeros † (Apostolic Administrator: 10 Mar 1951 to 5 Apr 1955)
Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1959 to 5 Apr 1986)

Source(s)

Diocese of Sololá
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 537, to Page 541
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,103, and Page 1,104
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 611, and Page 612
Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 89, Page 72, and Page 73

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Diocese of Sololá-Chimaltenango

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