Apostolic Vicariate of El Petén
The Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus de El Petén) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Petén Department, Guatemala.
Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén Apostolicus Vicariatus de El Petén | |
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Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Ecclesiastical province | Exempt directly to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 753,000 560,000 (74.4%) |
| Parishes | 17 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 March 1951 (73 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. |
| Map | |
Its cathedral is the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá, in see of Flores, Guatemala.
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