Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.
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Diocese of Verapaz Dioecesis Verae Pacis | |
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Location | |
Country | Guatemala |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guatemala City |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,810 km2 (4,560 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,318,000 1,119,000 (84.9%) |
Parishes | 34 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 27 July 1921 (102 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzmán |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz.