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Diocese of

Escuintla

Guatemala Guatemala

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Guatemala

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción

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History

Special Churches

Present Prelates

Bishop (2004.04.03 – ...):Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (54)Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (54)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Escuintla (Roman Rite)

Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (54)Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paúl (54)
(2004.04.03 – ...)

Born:1958.04.10 (Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1983.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:2001.09.01

Coadjutor Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala) (2001.07.14 – 2004.04.03)

Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala) (2004.04.03 – ...)

Bishop Fernando Claudio Gamalero González
(1994.07.28 – 2004.04.03)

Born:1930.05.19 (Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1961.05.06
Consecrated Bishop:1986.05.10
Died:2004.04.03 († 73)

Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1986.03.13 – 1994.07.28)

Bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1994.07.28 – 2004.04.03)

Prelates of Escuintla (Roman Rite)

Bishop Fernando Claudio Gamalero González
(1986.03.13 – 1994.07.28)

(see above)

Bishop Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. (80)Bishop Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. (80)
(1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03)

Born:1932.03.17 (Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1959.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:1974.09.27

Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1974.07.13 – 1984.03.03)

Titular Bishop of Tiguala (1974.07.13 – ...)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1987.01.24 – 2010.10.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Izabal (Guatemala) (2011.07.26 – ...)

Bishop José Julio Aguilar García
(1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02)

Born:1923.12.09 (Guatemala)
Ordained Priest:1951.10.21
Died:1999.12 († 76)

Bishop-Prelate of Escuintla (Guatemala) (1969.05.09 – 1972.11.02)

Titular Bishop of Bononia (1970.12.05 – 1972.11.02)

Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (1972.11.02 – 1974.08.22)

Former Prelates

as of 2012.05.13

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