Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (Honduras)

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Diocese of Trujillo in Honduras

Dioecesis Truxillensis in Honduria
Location
Country Honduras
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area25,500 km2 (9,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
327,000
230,000 (73.3%)
Parishes10
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established3 July 1987 (36 years ago)
Cathedral St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M.
Map
Diocese of Trujillo HN.svg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (erected 3 July 1987) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula.

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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).

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