Diocese of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa
Santi Francisci Assisien(sis) de Iutiapa
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, Guatemala
The Diocese of San Francisco de Asis de Jutiapa is a Latin rite see covering the 3,219 km2 department of Jutiapa in southeastern Guatemala, erected by Pope Francis on 25 January 2016 with the bull Ab Domino ipso from territory of the Diocese of Jalapa. It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Bishop Antonio Calderon Cruz has been its first and only bishop since its erection in 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 January 2016
- Latin
- Santi Francisci Assisien(sis) de Iutiapa
- Patron
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Annuario code
- 001002896
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 398,290
- Priests
- 27
- Catholics per priest
- 14,751
- Extent
- 3,219 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 124
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Antonio Calderon Cruz
- Born
- 13 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Ciudad de Guatemala
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de San Cristóbal stands in San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Guatemala
A suffragan of Santiago de Guatemala.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of JalapaJalapa
- Diocese of Santa Rosa de LimaSanta Rosa de Lima
- Diocese of Vera Paz, CobánCobán
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.