Suffragan diocese Santiago de María, El Salvador
Diocese of Santiago de María
Sancti Iacobi de Maria
Latin Church
The Diocese of Santiago de María is a Latin-rite diocese in the Usulután Department of El Salvador, erected on 2 December 1954. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Salvador and has been led since 2016 by Bishop William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1954
- Catholics
- 330,000
- Priests
- 88
- Territory
- 2,868 km²
Parishes and churches
38 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San Mateo ApóstolSesoriView parish
- San Pedro ApóstolAlegríaView parish
- San Pedro ApóstolCiudad BarriosView parish
- San Simón ApóstolJucuapaView parish
- Santa CatalinaUsulutánView parish
- Santa ElenaSanta ElenaView parish
- Santísima TrinidadLolotiqueView parish
- Tránsito de MaríaJiquiliscoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera
- Born
- 24 January 1962
- Birthplace
- Jayaque
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de Santiago Apóstol stands in Santiago de María, 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.