Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

Diocese of Chalatenango
Dioecesis Chalatenangensis
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 Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 30 December 1987 (30 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (Bishop-elect; to be ordained and installed; formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador [CONFRES])
Emeritus Bishops Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.; Eduardo Alas Alfaro (1st Bishop)
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango (erected 30 December 1987) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

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); Bishop-elect; formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador (CONFRES)[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/07/14/0519/01184.html
  • "Diocese of Chalatenango". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. [self-published]

Coordinates: 14°02′29″N 88°56′21″W / 14.0415°N 88.9391°W / 14.0415; -88.9391


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