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Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (54 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 |
Map | |
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.
All its prelates were members of the Legion of Christ (L.C.)
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