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Roman Catholic diocese in El Salvador From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii) 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 San Vicente was erected on 18 December 1943.
Diocese of San Vicente Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii | |
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Location | |
Country | El Salvador |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador |
Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,993 km2 (1,928 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 508,000 467,779 (92.1%) |
Parishes | 35 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 December 1943 (80 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Vincent |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. |
Bishops emeritus | José Oscar Barahona Castillo |
Map | |
Year | To form |
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1987 | Diocese of Zacatecoluca |
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