Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
San Miguel | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Sancti Michaelis |
Country: | El Salvador |
Metropolitan: | José Luis Escobar Alas |
Province: | Province of San Salvador |
Coordinates: | 13°28'58.570"N, 88°10'29.100"W |
Area Km2: | 4,993 |
Population: | 1,253,100 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Catholics: | 871,500 |
Catholics Percent: | 69.5 |
Parishes: | 47 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 11 February 1913 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral-Basilica of Queen of Peace |
Priests: | 70 |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca |
Map: | El Salvador - Diocesi di San Miguel.jpg |
The Diocese of San Miguel (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaelis) 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 Miguel was erected on 11 February 1913.
Year | Along with | To form | |
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1954 | Diocese of Santiago de María |