Catholic Church in El Salvador
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The Catholic Church in El Salvador is part of the worldwide
According to a February 2021 survey by the
Despite its legal status, Catholicism in El Salvador has been in decline for the last 17 years with the most devout members above age 53. According to some sources, Catholicism is only adhered to by 39% of its populace.
History and society
Catholicism began in the nation in the sixteenth century with the invasion of Pedro de Alvarado. San Salvador was made an archdiocese on February 11, 1913 with Monsignor Antonio Adolfo Perez as first Archbishop. Prior to that date it had been under the jurisdiction of Guatemala. Archbishop Luis Chávez y González from 1939 to 1977 encouraged priests to study farming cooperatives and made efforts toward improving the poorest sectors of El Salvador[3] (although in other respects he was a conservative who favored film censorship,[4] staunchly opposed Communism,[5] and was devoted to Pope Pius XII).
The governments have had a mixed relationship with the Catholic Church varying from friendly to anti-clerical. The most overtly Catholic-influenced political party might be the
Despite that, most of the church in El Salvador is more conservative than this
El Salvador's first and only Cardinal,
Churches of El Salvador
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Iglesia El Rosario, San Salvador
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Iglesia Don Rua, San Salvador
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Iglesia El Calvario, San Salvador
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Basílica del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, San Salvador
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Iglesia Santa Lucía, Suchitoto
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Church in Dulce Nombre de María
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Iglesia El Carmen, Santa Ana, El Salvador
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Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Ahuachapán
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Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, San Salvador Department
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Iglesia del Cristo Negro,Juayua
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Iglesia de San Pedro Perulapán
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Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago Apostol, Santiago Texacuangos, San Salvador Department
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Iglesia del Perpetuo Socorro, San Salvador
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Iglesia El Calvario San Miguel, San Miguel, El Salvador
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Iglesia Parroquial de San José Guayabal
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Iglesia Parroquial San Miguel Arcangel in Ilobasco
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IglesiaSan Francisco Gotera
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Iglesia Santa Barbara en Sensuntepeque
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Parroquia Santiago Apostol, Chalchuapa
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Iglesia el Calvario, Santa Ana, El Salvador
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Iglesia de San Pedro Nonualco
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Iglesia de la Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Izalco
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:Iglesia Parroquial San Juan Evangelista, San JuanOpico
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Iglesia de Panchimalco
Statistics
Priests | 1,013 |
Priests per capita | 1 in 5,171 |
Females in religious life | 1,669 |
Parishes | 518[12] |
Culture and festivals
A variety of saint days are celebrated as local holidays.[13] The country itself is called "El Salvador" which translates as "The Savior" and takes the Transfigured Jesus, the Divine Savior of the World, as its patron saint, and His Feast Day on August 6 is a national holiday. The nation's co-patroness is Our Lady of Peace.
A noted Catholic school is the
Notes
- ^ US State Dept 2022 report
- ^ Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.
- ^ El Salvador: The Role of Religion, Nov 1988
- ^ La Prensa archive Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Iglesia cr Archived 2007-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Church call over Salvador murder, BBC, 8 September 2004
- ^ El Salvador: The Roman Catholic Church, Nov 1988
- ^ Report from El Salvador Archived 2006-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, Fundacion Flor de Izote, April 17-April 24, 1995
- ^ Anglican Recognition No Effect On Romero's Cause, Archbishop Says, Catholic World News, 21 October 1997
- ^ Archbishop calls on Salvadorans to collaborate in eradication of violence, Catholic News Agency, 15 August 2006
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy website, retrieved 2023-08-03
- ^ Catholics And Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-03
- ^ "El Salvador.org". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-09-21.
See also
- Religion in El Salvador
- List of Central American and Caribbean Saints