Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

Diocese of Chalatenango Dioecesis Chalatenangensis
Location
Country	El Salvador
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San Salvador
Metropolitan	José Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area	2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 271,000 244,000 (90%)
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	30 December 1987 (36 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador [CONFRES])
Bishops emeritus	Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango (erected 30 December 1987) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

Ordinaries

• Eduardo Alas Alfaro (1987–2007)
• Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (2007–2016)
• Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. (July 14, 2016 – present); formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador (CONFRES)

See also

• Catholic Church in El Salvador
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in El Salvador

External links

• "Diocese of Chalatenango". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-16. ^{[self-published]}