The Roman Catholic Church in Honduras comprises only a Latin hierarchy, joined in the
Episcopal Conference of Honduras, comprising a single
ecclesiastical province
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(covering all and only Honduras), headed by the Metropolitan
archbishop
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of the capital, with nine
suffragan
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diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
s each headed by a
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
.
There are no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.
There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.
There is an
Apostolic Nunciature to Honduras as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
.
Current jurisdictions
Ecclesiastical province of Tegucigalpa
* Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca (erected 8 September 1964, as the Territorial Prelature of Choluteca) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It was elevated on 29 August 1979.
Bishops Ordinaries
*Marcel Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. The present diocese, erected 13 March 1963, revives a larger colonial bishopric.
Its present cathedral episc ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Danlí
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Danlí is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Honduras) of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, with see at Danlí, El Paraíso, D ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa (erected 6 March 1949, as the Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Juticalpa on 31 Octo ...
Ecclesiastical province of San Pedro Sula
*Metropolitan
Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula
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Roman Catholic Diocese of La Ceiba
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gracias
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gracias (Latin: ''Dioecesis Gratiensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Honduras.
History
It was erected on 27 April 2021 with its territory having been carved from the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Cop ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán (erected 2 February 1916) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula.
Bishops Ordinaries
* Claudio María Volio y Jímenez (1916–1926)
* Angelo Maria Navarro (1928–1951)
*Carlos Lui ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro
The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Yoro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Yorensis'') covers the department Yoro in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula.
The diocese was erected on 19 September 2005 with territory taken from ...
See also
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List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
As of October 5, 2021, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,171 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,248 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apost ...
References
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External links
Catholic-Hierarchy entry
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Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
Catholic dioceses