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Diocese of San Marcos

Sancti Marci in Guatimala

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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Sources

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.