Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Santa Elena | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae |
Country: | Ecuador |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 2 February 2022 (years ago) |
Area Km2: | 6343.38 |
Population: | 400,000 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Catholics: | 340,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 85 |
Parishes: | 28 |
Priests: | 43 |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae) is a diocese located in the town of Santa Elena in the ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador.
The diocese covers an area of the 3 cantons in the Santa Elena Province: Santa Elena, La Libertad, Salinas and also the territories, that belong to the Guayas Province: Playas Canton and the localities El Morro, Posorja and Progreso.
It's divided into 28 parishes and has 29 diocesan and 14 religious priests as per 2022.
On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Santa Helena, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[1]