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 (including non-members) | (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 (79 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 | |
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Year | To form |
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1987 | Diocese of Zacatecoluca |
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