The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cancún–Chetumal (Latin: Dioecesis Cancunensis–Chetumaliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Yucatán. It was elevated from a Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature on February 15, 2020.
History
It was erected on 23 May 1970 as the Territorial Prelature of Chetumal, renamed 20 December 1996, as reflected in its double see-name. On 15 February 2020, while keeping the see name, it was raised to diocese.[1]
It has a cathedral see, Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, in Cancun, and a co-cathedral, Catedral del Sagrado Corazón, in Chetumal, both in Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula.
Episcopal incumbents
All its prelates were members of the Legion of Christ (L.C.)
- Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. (1973–2004) - Prelate Emeritus (initially Apostolic Administrator; title Chetumal till 1996)
- Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. (2004 -); changed from Territorial Prelate to Bishop of the diocese, 15 Feb. 2020
External links and references
- GigaCatholic
- "Territorial Prelature of Cancún–Chetumal". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
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