Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María (erected 2 December 1954) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

Diocese of Santiago de María

Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Maria
Location
CountryEl Salvador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Salvador
MetropolitanJosé Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area2,866 km2 (1,107 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
563,000
449,700 (79.9%)
Parishes40
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 December 1954 (66 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. James the Apostle
Secular priests85
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWilliam Ernesto Iraheta Rivera
Map

Ordinaries

  • Francisco José Castro y Ramírez (1956–1974)
  • Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez (1974–1977), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador
  • Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. (1977–1983), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador
  • Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar (1983–2016)
  • William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (2016– )

References

    • "Diocese of Santiago de María". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. [self-published]


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