Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate
Roman Catholic diocese in El Salvador
Diocese of Sonsonate Dioecesis Sonsonatensis | |
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Location | |
Country | El Salvador |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador |
Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,225 km2 (473 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 548,000 439,000 (80.1%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 31 May 1986 (38 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Constantino Barrera Morales |
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The Diocese of Sonsonate 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 Sonsonate was erected on 31 May 1986.
Ordinaries
- José Carmen Di Pietro Pésolo, S.D.B. (1986–1989)
- José Adolfo Mojica Morales (1989–2011)
- Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (2011–2012); Apostolic Administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis"; concurrently Military Ordinary of El Salvador
- Constantino Barrera Morales (2012–present); Bishop-elect; formerly Rector of the Salvadoran National Major Seminary, "San Jose de la Montana"
References
External links
- "Diocese of Sonsonate". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. [self-published]
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