Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Dioecesis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán. It was elevated from a Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature on February 15, 2020.
Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal Praelatura Territorialis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis Prélature Territoriale de Cancún-Chetumal | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Yucatán |
| Metropolitan | Cancún |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,638 sq mi (50,860 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,200,000 950,000 (79.2%) |
| Parishes | 35 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 May 1970 (53 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
| Co-cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Rodriguez Vega |
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History
It was erected on 23 May 1970 as the Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, renamed 20 December 1996, as reflected in its double see-name. On 15 February 2020, while keeping the see name, it was raised to diocese.[1]
It has a cathedral see, Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, in Cancun, and a co-cathedral, Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, in Chetumal, both in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula.
Episcopal incumbents
All its prelates were members of the Legion of Christ (L.C.)
- Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. (1973–2004) - Prelate Emeritus (initially Apostolic Administrator; title Chetumal till 1996)
- Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (2004 -); changed from Territorial Prelate to Bishop of the diocese, 15 Feb. 2020
External links and references
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