Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro Sula

Diocese of San Pedro Sula
Dioecesis Sancto Petro Sula
Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol
Location
Country Honduras
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area 3,923 km2 (1,515 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
1,570,291
900,000 (57.3%)
Parishes 32
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 2 February 1916 (102 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F.
Auxiliary Bishops Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro Sula (erected 2 February 1916, as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It was elevated on 6 July 1963.

Ordinaries

  • Juan Sastre y Riutort, C.M. (1924–1949)
  • Antonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. (1953–1962)
  • José García Villas, C.M. (1963–1965)
  • Jaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. (1966–1993)
  • Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. (1994– )

Bishops

  • Bishop: Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F.
  • Auxiliary Bishop: Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1987Diocese of Trujillo

References

    • "Diocese of San Pedro Sula". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.

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