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Diocese of Santiago de María Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Maria |
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| Location | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Salvador |
| Metropolitan | José Luis Escobar Alas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,866 km2 (1,107 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 563,000 449,700 (79.9%) |
| Parishes | 40 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 2 December 1954 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James the Apostle |
| Secular priests | 85 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera |
| Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de María (erected 2 December 1954) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Salvador.