Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula

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Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula

Archidioecesis de Sancto Petro Sula
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Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol
Location
Country Honduras
Statistics
Area3,923 km2 (1,515 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
1,570,291
900,000 (57.3%)
Parishes32
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established2 February 1916 (108 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major ArchbishopMichael Lenihan
Bishops emeritus Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, Angel Garachana Pérez
Map
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (erected on 2 February 1916 as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Honduras. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa until 2023, when it was made a metropolitan archdiocese. It was elevated on 6 July 1963.

Contents

Ecclesiastical Province of San Pedro Sula

Its suffragan sees are

Leadership

Bishops of San Pedro Sula
Archbishops of San Pedro Sula

Auxiliary bishops


Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1987Diocese of Trujillo
2011Diocese of La Ceiba

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