Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca
Diocese of Choluteca Dioecesis Cholutecensis | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tegucigalpa |
Metropolitan | José Vicente Nácher Tatay, CM |
Coordinates | 13°18′23″N 87°11′42″W / 13.3064°N 87.1949°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,282[1] km2 (2,425 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 726,250[a] 544,370[a] (75%) |
Parishes | 16[a] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 September 1964 (59 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), Choluteca |
Secular priests | 32 (30 diocesan; 2 religious)[a] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Teodoro Gomez Rivera |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Vicente Nacher Tatay |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
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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.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Marcel Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. (1964–1984)
- Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (1984–2005) – Bishop Emeritus
- Guido Plante, P.M.E. (2005–2012)
- Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (2013–2023)
- Teodoro Gómez Rivera (2023–present)
Coadjutor bishops
[edit]- Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (1980–1984)
- Guido Plante, P.M.E. (2004–2005)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Annuario Pontificio (2022) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Diocese of Choluteca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.