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.
Year | To form | |
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1987 | Diocese of Zacatecoluca |