Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
San Vicente
Latin:Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii
Country:El Salvador
Metropolitan:José Luis Escobar Alas
Province:Province of San Salvador
Area Km2:4,993
Population:508,000
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:467,779
Catholics Percent:92.1
Parishes:35
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:18 December 1943 (years ago)
Bishop Title:Bishop
Emeritus Bishops:José Oscar Barahona Castillo
Map:El Salvador - Diocesi di San Vicente.jpg

The Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii) 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 San Vicente was erected on 18 December 1943.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Territorial losses

Year To form
1987 Diocese of Zacatecoluca

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