Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate (erected 31 May 1986) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.

Diocese of Sonsonate Dioecesis Sonsonatensis
Location
Country	El Salvador
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San Salvador
Metropolitan	José Luis Escobar Alas
Statistics
Area	1,225 km^2 (473 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 548,000 439,000 (80.1%)
Parishes	26
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	31 May 1986 (34 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Constantino Barrera Morales
Map

Ordinaries

• José Carmen Di Pietro Pésolo, S.D.B. (1986–1989)
• José Adolfo Mojica Morales (1989–2011)
• Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca (2011–2012); Apostolic Administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis"; concurrently Military Ordinary of El Salvador
• Constantino Barrera Morales (2012–present); Bishop-elect; formerly Rector of the Salvadoran National Major Seminary, "San Jose de la Montana"

References

External links

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