Diocese of San Marcos
Sancti Marci in Guatimala
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · San Marcos, Guatemala
The Diocese of San Marcos is a Latin rite see in western Guatemala, erected in 1951. Bishop Bernabe de Jesus Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap., previously Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, has led the diocese since 11 January 2021 and was elected president of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala for the 2026-2029 term.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 March 1951
- Latin
- Sancti Marci in Guatimala
- Patron
- Marc
- Annuario code
- 001002925
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 738,493
- Priests
- 41
- Catholics per priest
- 18,012
- Extent
- 3,791 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 195
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
- Bernabe de Jesus Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.
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 Marcos stands in San Marcos, 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.
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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.