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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador |
| Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 271,000 244,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 December 1987 (35 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. John the Baptist Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador [CONFRES]) |
| Bishops emeritus | Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. |
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Ordinaries
- Eduardo Alas Alfaro (1987–2007)
- Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (2007–2016)
- Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (July 14, 2016 – present); formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador (CONFRES)[1]
References
External links
- "Diocese of Chalatenango". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. [self-published]
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