Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas

The Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Esquipulas

Esquipulas

Esquipulas is a town in the Guatemalan departmentof Chiquimula on the border with Honduras. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name...

, Chiquimula

Chiquimula

Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It serves both as the capital of the department of Chiquimula and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....

in Guatemala.

History

September 16, 1956: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas from the Diocese of Zacapa

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas, Esquipulas, Chiquimula

Leadership

Prelates of Santo Cristo de Esquípulas (Roman rite)
- Bishop Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli (November 20, 2008 – present)
- Bishop José Aníbal Casasola Sosa (May 13, 2004 – April 27, 2007)
- Bishop Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (later Cardinal
  Cardinal (Catholicism)
  A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
  
  ) (June 24, 1986 – June 19, 2001)
- Bishop Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. (September 16, 1956 – February 16, 1980)

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