Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena

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Diocese of Santa Elena

Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae
Location
CountryFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province Guayaquil
Statistics
Area6,343.38 km2 (2,449.19 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2022)
400,000
340,000 (85%)
Parishes28
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established2 February 2022 (0 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the St. Helen in Santa Elena
Secular priests 43
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena (Latin : Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae) is a diocese located in the town of Santa Elena in the Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador.

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Diocese

The diocese covers an area of the 3 cantons in the Santa Elena Province: Santa Elena, La Libertad, Salinas and also the territories, that belong to the Guayas Province: Playas Canton and the localities El Morro, Posorja and Progreso.

It's divided into 28 parishes and has 29 diocesan and 14 religious priests as per 2022.

History

On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Santa Helena, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil. [1]

Ordinaries

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References

  1. "Erezione delle Diocesi di Daule e di Santa Elena (Ecuador) e nomina dei primi Vescovi". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 2022-02-02.