Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán

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Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán

Dioecesis Sanctae Rosae de Copán
ChurchSantaRosa.jpg
Catedral de Santa Rosa
Location
CountryHonduras
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tegucigalpa
MetropolitanOscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area17,360 km2 (6,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,289,000
1,150,000 (90%)
Parishes42
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 February 1916 (106 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Rose
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop, C.R.S.
Map
Honduras - Diocesi di Santa Rosa de Copán.png

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán (erected 2 February 1916) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

  • (1916–1926)
  • (1928–1951)
  • (1952–1958)
  • , S.D.B. (1958–1962), appointed Archbishop of Tegucigalpa
  • (1962–1980)
  • , S.D.B. (1984–2011)
  • , C.R.S. (since 2011)

Auxiliary bishop[]

  • , S.D.B. (1943-1947), appointed Archbishop of Tegucigalpa

External links and references[]

  • "Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.


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