Diocese of Santiago de María, El Salvador

Bishop (2016.01.04 – ...):

Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (60)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador

Bishops of Santiago de María (Roman Rite)

Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (60)
(2016.01.04 – ...)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador)
General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (2016.01.04 – ...)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (2020? – ...)

Bishop Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar
(1983.12.23 – 2016.01.04)

Born:	1938.03.14 (Teotepeque, El Salvador)
Ordained Priest:	1962.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.02.11
Died:	2022.06.14 (Santiago de Maria, El Salvador † 84)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (1983.12.23 – 2016.01.04)

Bishop Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1977.09.19 – 1983.02.28)

Titular Bishop of Legia (1960.07.30 – 1977.09.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) (1960.07.30 – 1977.09.19)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (1977.09.19 – 1983.02.28)

Apostolic Administrator of San Salvador (El Salvador) (1980 – 1983.02.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) (1983.02.28 – 1994.11.26)

Bishop Óscar Amulfo Romero y Galdámez (later Archbishop, Saint)
(1974.10.15 – 1977.02.03)

Titular Bishop of Tambeæ (1970.04.25 – 1974.10.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) (1970.04.25 – 1974.10.15)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (1974.10.15 – 1977.02.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador) (1977.02.03 – 1980.03.24)

Archbishop. Martyr.

Bishop Francisco José Castro y Ramírez
(1956.11.15 – 1974.05.29)

Bishop of Santiago de María (El Salvador) (1956.11.15 – 1974.05.29)

Bishop Miguel Angel Machado y Escobar
(Apostolic Administrator 1955 – 1956.11.15)

Area: 2,868 km²

Population: 326,999 Catholics (64.7% of 505,749 total) (2020)

Statistics: 42 parishes, 1 mission, 82 priests (77 diocesan, 5 religious), 100 lay religious (36 brothers, 64 sisters), 19 seminarians (2020)

1954.12.02: Established as Diocese of Santiago de María (español) / Sancti Iacobi de Maria (Latin) (from Diocese of San Miguel and became suffragan of San Salvador)