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Apostolic Vicariate Of Verapaz And Petén
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Verapaz (also Vera Paz, Cobán) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Santo Domingo de Guzman, dedicated to Saint Dominic of Guzman, at Cobán, in Alta Verapaz. History It was erected a first time on 1561.06.21 as Diocese of Verapaz, on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Guatemala, as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Mexico, but was suppressed on 1603.06.23. It was restored on 27 July 1921 albeit demoted, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Verapaz and Petén, on territory split off from the meanwhile Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guatemala, a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, exempt (directly subject to the Holy See, not yet part of an ecclesiastical province). On 14 January 1935, it was promoted as Diocese of Vera Paz, also known after its see as Diocese of Cobán. On 1951.03.10, it lost territory to establish the then A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica; in the 16th century, most of this was Spanish conquest of Guatemala, conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821. From 1823 to 1841, it was part of the Federal Republic of Central America. For the latter half of the 19th century, Guatemala suffered instability and civil strife. From the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators backed by the United States. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Francis
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Pope Gregory III, Gregory III. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of Italian Argentines, Italian origin, Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from a severe illness. He was Ordination#Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches, ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the 2013 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Michoacán
The Archdiocese of Morelia () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico."Archdiocese of Morelia" ''.'' David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia" ''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It was erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán. The |
Juan Fernández De Rosillo
Juan Fernández de Rosillo or Juan Fernández de Rovillo (1533 – 29 October 1606) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1603–1606) and Bishop of Verapaz (1592–1603)."Bishop Juan Fernández de Rosillo (Rovillo)" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016"Bishop Juan Fernández de Rosillo" ''GCatholic.org.'' Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 11, 2016 Biography Juan Fernández de ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cartagena
The Diocese of Cartagena () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena in the ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Granada, Granada in Spain."Diocese of Cartagena" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 History Ancient Diocese There is a tradition that James the Greater established the ancient diocese of Cartagena in the first century AD, and there is a bishop documented during the persecution of Diocletian. In 325, Cartagena was elevated to the sta ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Arequipa
The Archdiocese of Arequipa () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Arequipa in Peru."Archdiocese of Arequipa" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Arequipa" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It was erected by on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers (, abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic Church, Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilians, Castilian priest named Saint Dominic, Dominic de Guzmán. It was approved by Pope Honorius III via the papal bull on 22 December 1216. Members of the order, who are referred to as Dominicans, generally display the letters ''OP'' after their names, standing for , meaning 'of the Order of Preachers'. Membership in the order includes friars, nuns, Religious sister (Catholic), active sisters, and Laity, lay or secular Dominicans (formerly known as Third Order of Saint Dominic, tertiaries). More recently, there have been a growing number of associates of the religious sisters who are unrelated to the tertiaries. Founded to preach the The gospel, gospel and to oppose heresy, the teaching activity of the order and its scholastic organisation placed it at the forefront of the intellectual life of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio De Hervias
Antonio de Hervias, O.P. (died in 1590), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cartagena (1587–1590), ''(in Latin)'' Bishop of Verapaz (1579–1587), ''(in Latin)'' and the first Bishop of Arequipa (1577–1579). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Son of Marcos de Hervias and Ana Calderón, he studied at the Colegio de San Gregorio of Valladolid, and he studied at the convent of Sant Esteve in Salamanca. Antonio de Hervias was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. * On 15 April 1577 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Arequipa. * On 9 January 1579 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Verapaz. * On 28 September 1587 he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás De Cárdenas
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Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, or Irish surname, equivalent of '' Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950), Asturian trade unionist and socialist politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Quito
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito is the Catholic archdiocese in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. It was established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level on January 13, 1848 by Pope Pius IX Pope Pius IX (; born Giovanni Maria Battista Pietro Pellegrino Isidoro Mastai-Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. His reign of nearly 32 years is the longest verified of any pope in hist .... Bishops Bishops of Quito * García Díaz Arias (8 Jan 1546 – 1562)"Bishop García Díaz Arias" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro De La Peña
Pedro de la Peña, O.P. (died 7 March 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Quito (1565–1583) and the second Bishop of Verapaz (1564–1565). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016 Biography Antonio de Hervias was ordained a priest in the . On 1 Mar 1564, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by |
Catholic-Hierarchy
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches that are in full communion with Rome. The website, not officially sanctioned by the Church, is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in Kansas City. Origin and contents In the 1990s, David M. Cheney created a simple internet website that documented the Catholic bishops in his home state of Texas—many of whom did not have webpages. In 2002, after moving to the Midwest, he officially created the present website catholic-hierarchy.org and expanded to cover the United States and eventually the world. The database contains geographical, organizational and address information on each Catholic diocese in the world, including Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See, such as the Maronite Catholic Church and the Syro-Malabar Church. It also gives biographical information on current and previous bishops of each diocese, such as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
