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Suffragan diocese David, Panama

Diocese of David

Daviden(sis)

The Diocese of David is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Chiriquí, Panama, under the metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá. It was erected in 1955, and Bishop Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra was appointed in February 2024.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de San José, in David, Panama.

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Established
1955
Catholics
457,200
Priests
51
Territory
8,167 km²

Parishes and churches

23 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
Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra
Born
24 February 1966
Birthplace
David
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

Catedral de San José stands in David, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected on 6 March 1955, the Roman Catholic Diocese of David is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Panamá. Its cathedral church is the Catedral de San José, Chiriquí, and its current leader is Bishop-elect Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra.