Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacapa is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Guatemala.
Its cathedral episcopal see is catedral San Pedro, in Zacapa. It also had a virtual Co-cathedral, Basílica del Cristo Negro de Esquipulas, which is officially still the cathedral of the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.
History
It was erected 10 March 1951, as the Diocese of Zacapa, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Guatemala united aeque principaliter with the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas on 24 June 1986 and since assumed the name Diocese of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas.It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in February 1996.
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
Apostolic Administrator Miguel Ángel García y Aráuz, while first Bishop of Jalapa ; previously Titular Bishop of Sophene & Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Guatemala- Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, Friars Minor
- Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, succeeding as former Coadjutor Bishop of Zacapa ; also Bishop-Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala ; previously Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala & Auxiliary Bishop of Zacapa ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala, President of Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, Cardinal-Priest of S. Saturnino
- José Aníbal Casasola Sosa, also Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas
- Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli, also Bishop-Prelate of Santo Cristo de Esquipulas ; later Bishop of Quiché
- Vacant see : 2012–2016
- Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus ; until then Subcoordinator of COPADENA for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalapa and Pastor of the "Nuestra Señora de Lourdes" Parish, in El Progreso Achuapa, Jutiapa
Coadjutor bishop
- Rodolfo Quezada Toruño ; future Cardinal
Auxiliary bishop
- Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, appointed Coadjutor here; future Cardinal
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Domingo Buezo Leiva, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Izabal in 2013