The Diocese of Santa Ana is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
. It is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of San Salvador
The Archdiocese of San Salvador is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. Its archepiscopal see is the Salvadoran capital, San Salvador, and the surrounding region.
The current Archbishop ...
. The Diocese of Santa Ana was erected on 11 February 1913.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Giacomo Richardo Vilanova y Meléndez (1914–1953)
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Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.I. (1954–1981)
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Marco René Revelo Contreras (1981–1998)
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Romeo Tovar Astorga
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, O.F.M. (1999–2016)
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Miguel Angel Moran Aquino (2016– )
Auxiliary bishops
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Benjamin Barrera y Reyes, M.J. (1952–1954), appointed Bishop of Santa Ana
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Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano
Lorenzo may refer to:
People
* Lorenzo (name)
Places Peru
* San Lorenzo Island (Peru), sometimes referred to as the island of Lorenzo
United States
* Lorenzo, Illinois
* Lorenzo, Texas
* San Lorenzo, California, formerly Lorenzo
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, O.F.M. (1961-1965), appointed
Coadjutor Bishop
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of San Miguel
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Fernando Sáenz Lacalle
Fernando Sáenz Lacalle (16 November 1932 – 28 April 2022) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, 10th Bishop and sixth Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador. He was the successor of Arturo Rivera y Damas. Sáenz held the post once held b ...
, O.F.M. (1984–1995), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador
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Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. (2003–2007), appointed Bishop of Chalatenango
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José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. (2008–2009), appointed Bishop of San Vicente
Territorial losses
External links and references
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Santa Ana
Santa Ana
Santa Ana
1913 establishments in El Salvador
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Salvador
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