Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

The Diocese of Chalatenango is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Salvador. The Diocese of Chalatenango was erected on 30 December 1987.

Diocese of Chalatenango

Dioecesis Chalatenangensis
Cathedral
Location
CountryEl Salvador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Salvador
MetropolitanJosé Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
271,000
244,000 (90%)
Parishes23
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established30 December 1987 (35 years ago)
CathedralSt. John the Baptist Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador [CONFRES])
Bishops emeritusLuis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.
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14.0415°N 88.9391°W / 14.0415; -88.9391



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