Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén Apostolicus Vicariatus de El Petén |
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Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá
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Location | |
Country | Guatemala |
Statistics | |
Area | 36,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 753,000 560,000 (74.4%) |
Parishes | 17 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 March 1951 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. |
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The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of El Petén (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus de El Petén) is a pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in Guatemala's Petén Department.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios y San Pablo Itzá, in Flores, Guatemala.
It was erected 10 March 1951, as the Apostolic Administration of El Petén.
It was elevated to Apostolic Vicariate on 3 February 1984, hence entitled to a titular bishop, but remains exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.