Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Elena (Dioecesis Sanctae Helenae) 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)