Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.

Diocese of Verapaz

Dioecesis Verae Pacis
Location
CountryGuatemala
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Guatemala City
Statistics
Area11,810 km2 (4,560 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
1,318,000
1,119,000 (84.9%)
Parishes34
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 July 1921 (102 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRodolfo Valenzuela Núñez
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz.

History

It was erected a first time on 1561.06.21 as Diocese of Verapaz, on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Guatemala, as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Mexico, but was suppressed on 1603.06.23.

It was restored on 27 July 1921 albeit demoted, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapaz and Petén, on territory split off from the meanwhile Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala, a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, exempt (directly subject to the Holy See, not yet part of an ecclesiastical province).

On 14 January 1935, it was promoted as Diocese of Vera Paz, also known after its see as Diocese of Cobán. On 1951.03.10, it lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Administration of El Petén.

On Tuesday, 22 July 2014, according to the official Daily Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office for the day (which also lists papal appointments and resignations, as part of the Vatican's website), Pope Francis appointed the incumbent Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán, Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez, to a five-year-long, renewable term as a Member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.[1]

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries
Colonial Suffragan Bishops of Verapaz
Apostolic Vicars of Verapaz

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Modern Suffragan Bishops of Verapaz
  • José Luis Montenegro y Flores (1935.01.23 – death 1945.05.23)
  • Raymundo Julian Martín, O.P. (1945.11.14 – 1966.05.28), previously Titular Bishop of Trocmades (1944.05.26 – 1945.11.14) & Auxiliary Bishop of Vera Paz 1944.05.26 – 1945.11.14); also Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of El Petén (Guatemala) (1951.03.10 – 1956); later Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari (1966.05.28 – 1975.12.08)
  • Juan José Gerardi Conedera (1967.05.05 – 1974.08.22), also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1972–1978); later Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché (Guatemala) (1974.08.22 – 1984.08.14), President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1980–1982), Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26) & Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1984.08.14 – 1998.04.26)
  • Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes (1977.10.07 – 2001.02.22), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos (Guatemala) (1966.07.26 – 1969.05.09) & Titular Bishop of Nova Cæsaris (1966.07.26 – 1977.10.07), Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala) (1969.05.09 – 1977.10.07); also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (1992–1994)
  • Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (2001.02.22 – ...), also President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala (2012.03 – ...); succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Vera Paz (1997.02.19 – 2001.02.22)

Coadjutor bishop
  • Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (1997-2001)

Auxiliary bishops
  • Raimundo María Julián Manguán-Martín y Delgado, O.P. (1944-1945), appointed Bishop here
  • Humberto Lara Mejía (1957-1967), appointed Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Verapaz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Verapaz (Guatemala)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

References
  1. "Rinunce e Nomine".
  2. "Father Pedro de Angulo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  3. "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P."Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  4. "Bishop Tomás de Cárdenas, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  5. "Bishop Antonio de Hervias, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  6. "Bishop Juan Fernández de Rosillo (Rovillo)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  7. "Bishop Juan Fernández de Rosillo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 11, 2016

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