Diocese of Chitré
Citren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Chitré, Panama
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:
- Apostolic Vicariate of DariénDarién
- Archdiocese of PanamáPanamá
- Diocese of Colón-Kuna YalaColón-Kuna Yala
- Diocese of PenonoméPenonomé
- Diocese of Santiago de VeraguasSantiago de Veraguas
- Territorial Prelature of Bocas del ToroBocas del Toro
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.