Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María

Diocese of Santiago de María
Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Maria
Location
Country El Salvador
Ecclesiastical province Province of San Salvador
Metropolitan José Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area 2,866 km2 (1,107 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
563,000
449,700 (79.9%)
Parishes 40
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 2 December 1954 (61 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. James the Apostle
Secular priests 85
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María (erected 2 December 1954) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

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