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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

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Metropolitan
  
José Luis Escobar Alas

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
2,600 km²

Parishes
  
23

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Country
  
El Salvador

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 271,000 244,000 (90%)

Established
  
30 December 1987 (29 years ago)

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, José Luis Escobar Alas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango (erected 30 December 1987) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

Ordinaries

  • Eduardo Alas Alfaro (1987 - 2007)
  • Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (2007 - 2016)
  • Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (July 14, 2016 – present); Bishop-elect; formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador (CONFRES)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango Wikipedia
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