Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate
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.
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 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 May 1986 (37 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Constantino Barrera Morales |
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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
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