Episcopal Conference of Honduras

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The Episcopal Conference of Honduras (Spanish : Conferencia Episcopal de Honduras) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Honduras, where bishops establish policies and programs for pastoral governance.

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Function

The Episcopal Conference of Honduras is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church whose membership comprises all the country's diocesan bishops and their peers, including coadjutors, auxiliaries, and emeriti. As a conference they jointly exercise some pastoral functions as the times and society require. [1]

Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal bodies, but they were established as formal entities by the Second Vatican Council and implemented by Pope Paul VI in Ecclesiae Sanctae in 1966. Their work is governed by the Code of Canon Law and the nature of their magisterial authority was clarified by Pope John Paul II in Apostolos Suos in 1998. [1]

Its leadership positions are filled by election in which all the members of the conference can participate. Current rules provide for a president to be elected to a three-year term, which can be renewed once. [2]

Leadership

In June 2022, the Conference elected as president Roberto Camilleri, Bishop of Comayagüa, and as vice president Darwin Andino, bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán. [3]

Presidents

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Quienes somos?". Conferencia Episcopal (in Spanish). 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Monseñor Camilleri nuevo presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal de Honduras". Vatican News (in Spanish). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Conozca cómo queda conformada la C.E.H para los próximos tres años" (in Spanish). Suyapa Medios. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cardinal Maradiaga turns 80 and loses right to vote in a future conclave". EWTN. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ángel Garachana, nuevo presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal de Honduras". Diocese of San Pedro Sula (in Spanish). 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Demos gracias a Dios por el 50 aniversario presbiteral de Monseñor Ángel Garachana" (in Spanish). Suyapa Medios. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mons. Ángel Garachana". Diocese of San Pedro Sula (in Spanish). 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Diaz, Daniel (10 June 2022). "Conozca un poco más de las historia de Monseñor Roberto Camilleri el nuevo presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos de Honduras" (in Spanish). Suyapa Medios. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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