Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (El Salvador)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (erected 11 February 1913) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

Diocese of San Miguel

Dioecesis Sancti Michaelis
Catedral-Basílica Reina de la Paz
Location
CountryEl Salvador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Salvador
MetropolitanJosé Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area4,993 km2 (1,928 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
1,253,100
871,500 (69.5%)
Parishes47
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established11 February 1913 (107 years ago)
CathedralCathedral-Basilica of Queen of Peace
Secular priests70
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca
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Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Juan Antonio Dueñas y Argumedo (1913–1941)
  • Miguel Angel Machado y Escobar (1942–1968)
  • Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. (1968–1969)
  • José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. (1969–1997)
  • Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. (1997–1999), appointed Bishop of Santa Ana
  • Miguel Angel Morán Aquino (2000–2016), appointed Bishop of Santa Ana
  • Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (2017-

Coadjutor bishops

  • Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. (1965-1968)
  • Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. (1996-1997)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1954Diocese of Santiago de María

References

    • "Diocese of San Miguel". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. [self-published]


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