Suffragan diocese Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas
Sancti Iacobi Veraguen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese covering Veraguas province in western Panama, erected 13 July 1963. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Panama, its seat is the Cathedral of St. James the Apostle in Santiago de Veraguas.
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- Established
- 1963
- Catholics
- 181,900
- Priests
- 45
- Territory
- 11,239 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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
- Audilio Aguilar Aguilar
- Born
- 4 August 1963
- Birthplace
- Cañazas
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. James the Apostle stands in Santiago de Veraguas, 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
Dating from 13 July 1963, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Panamá. Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, appointed in April 2013, is its current bishop.