Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa
Diocese of Juticalpa Dioecesis Iuticalpensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Honduras |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tegucigalpa |
Metropolitan | Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,351 km2 (9,402 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 546,129 491,201 (89.9%) |
Parishes | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 6 March 1949 (72 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Bonello, O.F.M. |
Bishops emeritus | , O.F.M. |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa (erected 6 March 1949, as the Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Juticalpa on 31 October 1987.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- , O.F.M. (1954–1963)
- Nicholas D'Antonio Salza, O.F.M. (1963–1977)
- , O.F.M. (1983–2012)
- José Bonello, O.F.M. (2012–)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- José Bonello, O.F.M. (2010-2012)
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- "Diocese of Juticalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02. [self-published]
Coordinates: 14°40′16″N 86°13′06″W / 14.6710°N 86.2184°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Honduras
- Christian organizations established in 1949
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1949 establishments in Honduras
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tegucigalpa
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