Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (El Salvador)

Diocese of San Miguel

Dioecesis Sancti Michaelis
Catedral-Basílica Reina de la Paz
Location
CountryEl Salvador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San Salvador
MetropolitanJosé Luis Escobar Alas
Coordinates13°28'58.570"N, 88°10'29.100"W
Statistics
Area4,993 km2 (1,928 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,253,100
871,500 (69.5%)
Parishes47
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 February 1913 (111 years ago)
CathedralCathedral-Basilica of Queen of Peace
Secular priests70
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca
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The Diocese of San Miguel (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Michaelis) 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 Miguel was erected on 11 February 1913.