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Diocese of Chitré

Citren(sis)

Latin rite diocese in central Panama seated at Chitre, erected 21 July 1962. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Panama, with the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist as its mother church.

The see

Rank
Suffragan diocese
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
21 July 1962
Latin
Citren(sis)
Annuario code
001001144

The see in figures

Catholics
182,000
Population
189,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
96.3%
Priests
34
Catholics per priest
5,353
Extent
6,225 km²
Catholics per km²
29

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
Rafael Valdivieso Miranda
Born
18 March 1968
Birthplace
David

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

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist stands in Chitré, 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 Panama

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Panama.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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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.