Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca

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Diocese of Choluteca

Dioecesis Cholutecensis
Catholic
Location
CountryFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Coordinates 13°18′23″N87°11′42″W / 13.3064°N 87.1949°W / 13.3064; -87.1949
Statistics
Area6,282 [1]  km2 (2,425 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
726,250 [lower-alpha 1]
544,370 [lower-alpha 1]  (75%)
Parishes16 [lower-alpha 1]
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established8 September 1964 (59 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), Choluteca
Secular priests 32 (30 diocesan; 2 religious) [lower-alpha 1]
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Teodoro Gomez Rivera  [ es ]
Metropolitan Archbishop Jose Vicente Nacher Tatay
Bishops emeritus
Map
Diocese of Choluteca HN.svg

The Diocese of Choluteca (erected 8 September 1964, as the Territorial Prelature of Choluteca) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. Choluteca was elevated to a diocese on 29 August 1979.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Diocese of Choluteca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.