Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.
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 |
| Information | |
| 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 |
| Map | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz.
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