List of Catholic dioceses in El Salvador explained

The Catholic Church in El Salvador comprises only a Latin hierarchy, joint in the national episcopal conference (Conferencia Episcopal de El Salvador, CEDES), consisting of

• • one ecclesiastical province headed by the Metropolitan archbishop (in the capital) with seven suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop a military ordinariate for the military.

There are no Eastern Catholic or pre-diocesan jurisdictions.

There is also an Apostolic Nunciature to El Salvador, as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) in the national capital San Salvador.

Current Latin Dioceses

Exempt

• Military Ordinariate of El Salvador (Spanish: Obispado Castrense en El Salvador), a modern Army bishopric

Ecclesiastical province of San Salvador

• Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Salvador
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Ana
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecoluca

Defunct jurisdictions

There are no titular sees.

All defunct (notably promoted) jurisdictions have current Latin successor sees.

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)

Sources and external links

• GCatholic.org - data for all sections.
• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.