Catholic Church

in

Republic of El Salvador (El Salvador)

El Salvador

Also known as: El Salvador (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português), le Salvador (français), Salwador (polski), 薩爾瓦多 (正體中文), エルサルバドル (日本語), Salvatoria (latine)

Continent: Central America

Capital: San Salvador

Neighbouring Countries: Guatemala Guatemala, ↗ Honduras Honduras, ↘ Nicaragua Nicaragua

By Type (9)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (7)

Military Ordinariates Military Ordinariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (9): Chalatenango, Obispado Castrense en El Salvador, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Santiago de María, Sonsonate, Zacatecoluca


by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions


Apostolic Nunciature: El Salvador Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona (57)

Holy See Representation: Central American Integration System (SICA)

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal de El Salvador (CEDES) Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas (64)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Secretariado Episcopal de América Central y Panamá (S.E.D.A.C.) Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. (72)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.) Archbishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. (62)

CardinalsCardinals (0 electors/1 total)

Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez (80)Gregorio Rosa Chávez (80)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (9)

Basilicas Basilicas (4)

National Shrines National Shrines (1)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Peace

Saints: 1 Saint, 4 Blesseds

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Catholic Population: 5,242,000 Catholics (82.9% of 6,326,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 464 parishes, 2 mission stations (with resident priest), 37 other centres

Clergy: 14 bishops (8 diocesan, 6 titular), 1,022 priests (825 diocesan, 197 religious), 4 permanent deacons (2 diocesan, 2 religious)

Non-Clergy: 1,688 religious (48 brothers, 1,640 sisters), 19 members of secular institutes (3 brothers, 16 sisters), 355 major seminarians, 15 missionaries, 13,830 catechists

Summary

Area: 20,721 km²

Population: 6,172,011

Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 36%, other 2%, none 12%

Languages: Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Amerindians)

Ethnic Groups: mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6%

Motto: Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish) (God, Union, Liberty)

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Last updated on 2023.08.12

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