Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador in the context of "San Salvador"

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⭐ Core Definition: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador

The Archdiocese of San Salvador is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. Its archepiscopal see is the Salvadoran capital, San Salvador, and the surrounding region.

The current Archbishop of San Salvador is José Luis Escobar Alas. His cathedra is in Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador, otherwise the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador). The city also has a former cathedral, now the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Spanish: Basílica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús), and a minor basilica dedicated to the Virgin of Guadelupe, the Basílica de la Ceiba de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. The Archdiocese of San Salvador is the sole metropolitan see in El Salvador, with seven suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province: the Dioceses of Chalatenango, San Miguel, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Santiago de María, Sonsonate, and Zacatecoluca.

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👉 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador in the context of San Salvador

San Salvador (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ]) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The municipality of San Salvador has 525,990 inhabitants (2024). The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities, has a population of 2,404,097. The urban area of San Salvador has a population of 1,600,000 inhabitants.

The city is home to the Consejo de Ministros de El Salvador (Council of Ministries of El Salvador), the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, the Supreme Court of El Salvador, and other governmental institutions, as well as the official residence of the president of El Salvador. San Salvador is located in the Salvadoran highlands, surrounded by volcanoes and prone to earthquakes. The city is also home to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador, as well as many Protestant branches of Christianity, including Evangelicals, Baptists, and Pentecostals, and the restorationist Christian sect the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Latin Church → Archdiocese → Catholic Church → El Salvador → Episcopal see → San Salvador → José Luis Escobar Alas → Cathedra → Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador → Sacred Heart of Jesus → Spanish language → Minor basilica → Virgin of Guadelupe → Metropolis (religious jurisdiction) → Suffragan diocese → Ecclesiastical province → Roman Catholic Diocese of Chalatenango → Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (El Salvador) → Roman Catholic Diocese of San Vicente → Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Ana → Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María → Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate → Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecoluca →