The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena () is a diocese located in the town of Santa Elena in the ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador.
Diocese The diocese covers an area of the 3 cantons in the Santa Elena Province: Santa Elena, La Libertad, Salinas and also the territories, that belong to the Guayas Province: Playas Canton and the localities El Morro, Posorja and Progreso.
It's divided into 28 parishes and has 29 diocesan and 14 religious priests as per 2022.
History On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Santa Helena, when it was split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil.
Ordinaries Guido Iván Minda Chalá (since 2 February 2022)
See also Roman Catholicism in Ecuador
References
External links Profile at the Catholic Hierarchy