The Diocese of Santiago de María is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. It is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan

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. The Diocese of Santiago de María was erected on 2 December 1954.

Ordinaries

* Francisco José Castro y Ramírez (1956–1974) *

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(1974–1977), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador *

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, S.D.B. (1977–1983), appointed Archbishop of San Salvador * Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar (1983–2016) * William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera (2016– )

References

External links

* Santiago de Maria Santiago de Maria Santiago de Maria 1954 establishments in El Salvador

Santiago de María Santiago de María is a municipality in the Usulután department of 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 border ...

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