Roman Catholic Diocese of Chitré

Diocese of Chitré Dioecesis Citrensis
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Location
Country	Panama
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Panamá
Metropolitan	Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.
Statistics
Area	6,225 km2 (2,403 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 189,000 182,000 (96.3%)
Parishes	22
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. John Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Rafael Valdivieso Miranda
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chitré (erected 21 July 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• José María Carrizo Villarreal (1963–1994)
• José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. (1994–1999), appointed Bishop of David; future Cardinal
• Fernando Torres Durán (1999–2013)
• Rafael Valdivieso Miranda (since 2013)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta (priest here, 1983-1988), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá

Notable people

• Ana Maria Moreno Del Castillo: Laywoman of the diocese declared Servant of God in 2018.

See also

• Catholic Church in Panama

External links

• "Diocese of Chitré". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-17. ^{[self-published]}