Diocese of Chalatenango
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| Country | El Salvador |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Salvador |
| Diocesan bishop | Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar OCD |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Luis Morao Andreazza OFM |
| founding | 1987 |
| surface | 2,017 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 297.070 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 266,649 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 89.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 41 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,201 |
| Friars | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 41 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Juan Bautista |
| address | Casa Episcopal, Calle San Martín 4, Barrio El Centro, Chalatenango, El Salvador |
| Website | arzobispadosansalvador.org |
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The Diocese of Chalatenango ( Latin Dioecesis Chalatenangensis , Spanish diócesis de Chalatenango ) is in El Salvador situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Chalatenango . It includes the department of Chalatenango .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it on December 30, 1987 from cession of territory from the Archdiocese of San Salvador , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Chalatenango
- Eduardo Alas Alfaro , December 30, 1987 - April 21, 2007
- Luis Morao Andreazza OFM , April 21, 2007 - July 14, 2016
- Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar OCD , since July 14, 2016
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Chalatenango - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on the Diocese of Chalatenango on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Chalatenango on gcatholic.org (English)
