Diocese of Sonsonate Dioecesis Sonsonatensis | |
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Location | |
Country | El Salvador |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador |
Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,225 km2 (473 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 548,000 439,000 (80.1%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 31 May 1986 (36 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Constantino Barrera Morales |
Map | |
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