Diocese of Santiago de Maria ( Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Maria ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Santiago de Maria , Salvador . The jurisdiction of the diocese of Santiago de Maria extends to the department of Usulutan and a small part of the department of San Miguel . The Diocese of Santiago de Maria is included in the Metropolitanate of San Salvador . The cathedral of the diocese of Santiago de Maria is the Church of St. James.
| Diocese of Santiago de Maria | |
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| Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Maria | |
 Location of the Diocese of Santiago de Maria | |
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| Main city | Santiago de Maria |
| A country |  Salvador |
| Established | December 2, 1954 |
| Cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of San Salvador |
| Parishes | 38 |
| Diocese Square | 2.866 km² |
| Diocese population | 500,000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 400,000 people |
| Share of Catholics | 80.0% |
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History
On December 2, 1954, Pope Pius XII issued the bull Eius vestigia , which established the diocese of Santiago de Maria, separating it from the diocese of San Miguel .
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Francisco José Castro y Ramírez (11/15/1956 - 05/29/1974);
- Bishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez (10/15/1974 - 02/03/1977) - appointed Archbishop of San Salvador ;
- Bishop Arturo Rivera Damas SDB [1] (09/19/1977 - 02/28/1983) - appointed Archbishop of San Salvador;
- Bishop Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuellar (12/23/1983 - 01/04/2016).
- Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (01/04/2016 - present).
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Sources
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bull Eius vestigia , AAS 47 (1955), p. 201 (lat.)
Links
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