Apostolic Administration of Izabal
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Vicariate Apostolic of Izabal Apostolicus Vicariatus Izabalensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Guatemala |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,038 km2 (3,490 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 419,000 280,000 (66.8%) |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1968 (48 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Inmaculada Concepción de María |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Domingo Buezo Leiva |
| Emeritus Bishops | Gabriel Peñate Rodríguez |
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The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal is a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in eastern Guatemala's Izabal Department.
It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Inmaculada Concepción de María, in Puerto Barrios.
It was erected 30 April 1968, as the Apostolic Administration of Izabal', on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacapa. It was elevated on 12 March 1988.
(all Roman Rite)
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