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Suffragan diocese Santa Elena, Ecuador

Diocese of Santa Elena

Sanctae Helenae

The Diocese of Santa Elena is a Latin Church diocese in Santa Elena province, Ecuador, established on February 2, 2022, from territory of the Archdiocese of Guayaquil, to which it is suffragan. Its first and current bishop is Guido Ivan Minda Chala.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Helen, in Santa Elena, Ecuador.

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Established
2022
Catholics
340,000
Priests
43
Territory
6,343 km²

Parishes and churches

27 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Guido Iván Minda Chalá
Born
20 February 1960
Birthplace
San Bartolomé de Apula

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Helen stands in Santa Elena, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The town of Santa Elena in Ecuador gives its name to a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae) belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil.