Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

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Diocese of Chalatenango

Dioecesis Chalatenangensis
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Cathedral
Location
Country El Salvador
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Salvador
Metropolitan José Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
271,000
244,000 (90%)
Parishes23
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established30 December 1987 (35 years ago)
Cathedral St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, OCD (formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador [CONFRES])
Bishops emeritus Luis Morao Andreazza, OFM
Map
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The Diocese of Chalatenango 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 Chalatenango was erected on 30 December 1987.

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