Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán
Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán Dioecesis Sanctae Rosae de Copán | |
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Location | |
Country | Honduras |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tegucigalpa |
Metropolitan | Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. |
Statistics | |
Area | 17,360 km2 (6,700 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,289,000 1,150,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 February 1916 (106 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Rose |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | , C.R.S. |
Map | |
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.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Honduras
- Christian organizations established in 1916
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tegucigalpa
- Roman Catholic diocese stubs