The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (erected 3 July 1987) is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
of the
Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula.
History
The Diocese of Trujillo was founded as the Diocese of Honduras; in 1561, the Diocese of Comayagua was established on territory split off from the Diocese of Trujillo and in 1571 gained its mother bishopric's remaining territory at its suppression (Trujillo would however be restored in 1987).
Ordinaries
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Virgilio López Irias
Virgilio López Irias O.F.M. (born 29 Sep, 1937 in La Ceiba) was a Honduran clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (Honduras)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (erected 3 July 1987) is a suffragan of the Archdi ...
,
O.F.M. (1987–2004)
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Luis Felipe Solé Fa,
C.M. (2005–2013)
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Jenry Orlando Ruiz Mora (2013-)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Honduras
The Catholic Church in Honduras is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are over four million Catholics in Honduras - around three quarters of the total population. The country is divid ...
References
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Trujillo
Trujillo
1987 establishments in Honduras
Trujillo
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tegucigalpa
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