Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena
Roman Catholic diocese in Ecuador
Diocese of Santa Elena Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae | |
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Cathedral of the St. Helen in Santa Elena | |
Location | |
Country | Ecuador |
Ecclesiastical province | Guayaquil |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,343.38 km2 (2,449.19 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 400,000 340,000 (85%) |
Parishes | 28 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 2 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the St. Helen in Santa Elena |
Secular priests | 43 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Guido Iván Minda Chalá |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae) is a diocese located in the town of Santa Elena in the ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador.
Diocese
The diocese covers an area of the 3 cantons in the Santa Elena Province: Santa Elena, La Libertad, Salinas and also the territories, that belong to the Guayas Province: Playas Canton and the localities El Morro, Posorja and Progreso.
It's divided into 28 parishes and has 29 diocesan and 14 religious priests as per 2022.
History
On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Santa Helena, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[1]
Ordinaries
- Guido Iván Minda Chalá (since 2 February 2022)
See also
References
- ^ "Erezione delle Diocesi di Daule e di Santa Elena (Ecuador) e nomina dei primi Vescovi". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 2022-02-02.
External links
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