Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango

Roman Catholic diocese in El Salvador

The Diocese of Chalatenango 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 Chalatenango was erected on 30 December 1987.

Ordinaries

• Eduardo Alas Alfaro (1987–2007)
• Luis Morao Andreazza, OFM (2007–2016)
• Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, OCD (July 14, 2016 – present); formerly, President of the Conference of Religious of El Salvador (CONFRES)^[1]

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in El Salvador

References

1. "Rinunce e nomine".

External links

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

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