| Diocese of Santa Ana Dioecesis Sanctae Annae | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana | |
| Location | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador |
| Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,272 km (1,263 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 1,533,000 985,000 (64.3%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1913 (111 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana |
| Secular priests | 113 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Miguel Angel Moran Aquino |
| Map | |
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The Diocese of Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana was erected on 11 February 1913.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Giacomo Richardo Vilanova y Meléndez (1914–1953)
- Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I. (1954–1981)
- Marco René Revelo Contreras (1981–1998)
- Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. (1999–2016)
- Miguel Angel Moran Aquino (2016– )
Auxiliary bishops
- Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. (1952–1954), appointed Bishop of Santa Ana
- Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. (1961-1965), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel
- Fernando Sáenz Lacalle, O.F.M. (1984–1995), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador
- Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (2003–2007), appointed Bishop of Chalatenango
- José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. (2008–2009), appointed Bishop of San Vicente
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Diocese of Sonsonate |
External links and references
- "Diocese of Santa Ana". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
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