Mario Alberto Molina Palma
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Mario Alberto Molina Palma O.A.R. (13 October 1948 - ) is archbishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 July 2011. Molina Palma had previously served as bishop of Quiché
in Guatemala
. He was born in Panama City
, ordained a priest in 1975, and appointed bishop
of El Quiché in 2004. He was ordained Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 September 2011.
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán is a metropolitan archdiocese in Guatemala. It was erected on 27 July 1921 as the Diocese of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, and elevated and renamed to Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán on 13 February 1996...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 July 2011. Molina Palma had previously served as bishop of Quiché
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quiché is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán. It was renamed on 11 July 2000.-Ordinaries:*Humberto Lara Mejía, C.M...
in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. He was born in Panama City
Panama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
, ordained a priest in 1975, and appointed bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of El Quiché in 2004. He was ordained Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 September 2011.