Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena

Diocese of Santa Elena

Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae
Cathedral of the St. Helen in Santa Elena
Location
Country Ecuador
Ecclesiastical provinceGuayaquil
Statistics
Area6,343.38 km2 (2,449.19 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 400,000
  • 340,000 (85%)
Parishes28
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 February 2022 (3 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the St. Helen in Santa Elena
Secular priests43
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGuido 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

  1. ^ "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.

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