Diocese of Chitré Dioecesis Citrensis |
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Location | |
Country | Panama |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Panamá |
Metropolitan | Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,225 km2 (2,403 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 189,000 182,000 (96.3%) |
Parishes | 22 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 July 1962 (54 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rafael Valdivieso Miranda |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chitré (erected 21 July 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá.
Coordinates: 7°57′45″N 80°25′42″W / 7.9626°N 80.4283°W