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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente

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Diocese of San Vicente

Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii
Cathedral
Location
CountryEl Salvador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Salvador
MetropolitanJosé Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area4,993 km2 (1,928 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
508,000
467,779 (92.1%)
Parishes35
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established18 December 1943 (81 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Vincent
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusJosé Oscar Barahona Castillo
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The Diocese of San Vicente (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Vincentii) 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 San Vicente was erected on 18 December 1943.

Bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Territorial losses

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Year To form
1987 Diocese of Zacatecoluca
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  • "Diocese of San Vicente". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16.