Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Verapaz (Residencia Cobán), Diocese of

VERA PAZ (RESIDENZA COBAN), DIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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VERAPAZ (Residencia Cobán), Diocese of. - City and diocese in Guatemala (Central America).

It has an area of 14,000 sq km with a population of 394,580 inhabitants, of whom 378,050 are Catholics; it has 11 parishes served by 3 diocesan priests and 7 regulars (Ann. Pont. 1953, p. 444).

With the apostolic constitution Quoties in regionibus of 14 January 1935, Pope Pius XI suppressed the apostolic vicariate of V. P. and Petén, and erected the diocese of V. P. with the episcopal residence at Coban. He therefore elevated the church of Coban, dedicated to St. Dominic, to the rank and dignity of cathedral and established the diocesan Seminary in V. P.

Bibliography

BIBL.: AAS, 27 (1935), p. 398 ff.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 1245.

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Josi, Enrico. “Vera Paz (Residenza Coban), diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1245. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/vera-paz-residenza-coban-diocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Vera Paz (Residenza Coban), diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1245. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/vera-paz-residenza-coban-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Vera Paz (Residenza Coban), diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {1245},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/vera-paz-residenza-coban-diocesi-di}
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