Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecoluca

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Diocese of Zacatecoluca

Dioecesis Zacatecolucana
Location
CountryEl Salvador
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Salvador
Metropolitan José Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area1,536 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
336,000
283,000 (84.2%)
Parishes32
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established5 May 1987 (35 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Pobres
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B.
Map
El Salvador - Diocesi di Zacatecoluca.jpg

The Diocese of Zacatecoluca (Latin : Dioecesis Zacatecolucana) 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 Zacatecoluca was erected on 5 May 1987.

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