Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Ana

Diocese of Santa Ana
Dioecesis Sanctae Annae
Location
Country El Salvador
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Salvador
Metropolitan José Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area 3,272 km2 (1,263 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,533,000
985,000 (64.3%)
Parishes 58
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 11 February 1913 (105 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana
Secular priests 113
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Miguel Angel Moran Aquino
Map

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

Ordinaries

  • Giacomo Richardo Vilanova y Meléndez (1914–1953)
  • Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I. (1954–1981)
  • Marco René Revelo Contreras (1981–1998)
  • Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. (1999–2016)
  • Miguel Angel Moran Aquino (2016– )

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1986Diocese of Sonsonate
  • "Diocese of Santa Ana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-24.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.