Bishopric of Zacatecoluca
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| Country | El Salvador |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Salvador |
| Diocesan bishop | Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar SDS |
| founding | 1987 |
| surface | 1,536 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 343,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 288,700 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 84.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 62 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,442 |
| Friars | 6 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 63 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Pobres |
| address | 4a Calle Poniente 7, Zacatecoluca |
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The Diocese of Zacatecoluca ( Latin Dioecesis Zacatecolucana , Spanish diócesis de Zacatecoluca ) is in El Salvador situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Zacatecoluca . It includes the department of La Paz and a small part of San Vicente .
history
Pope John Paul II established the diocese on May 5, 1987 from cessions of territory from the diocese of San Vicente . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Salvador as a suffragan .
Bishops of Zacatecoluca
- Romeo Tovar Astorga OFM (May 5, 1987 - December 17, 1996, then Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel )
- Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar SDS (since February 27, 1998)
See also
Web links
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