| Diocese of Santiago de María Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Maria | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | El Salvador | 
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador | 
| Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas | 
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,866 km2 (1,107 sq mi) | 
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 563,000 449,700 (79.9%) | 
| Parishes | 40 | 
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church | 
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Established | 2 December 1954 (69 years ago) | 
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James the Apostle | 
| Secular priests | 85 | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis | 
| Bishop | William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera | 
| Map | |
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The Diocese of Santiago de María 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 Santiago de María was erected on 2 December 1954.
Ordinaries
- Francisco José Castro y Ramírez (1956–1974)
- Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (1974–1977), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador
- Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. (1977–1983), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador
- Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar (1983–2016)
- William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (2016– )
References
External links
- "Diocese of Santiago de María". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. [self-published]
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