Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca

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.

Diocese of Choluteca

Dioecesis Cholutecensis
Catholic
Location
Country Honduras
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tegucigalpa
MetropolitanJosé Vicente Nácher Tatay, CM
Coordinates13°18′23″N 87°11′42″W / 13.3064°N 87.1949°W / 13.3064; -87.1949
Statistics
Area6,282[1] km2 (2,425 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
726,250[a]
544,370[a] (75%)
Parishes16[a]
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 September 1964 (60 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), Choluteca
Secular priests32 (30 diocesan; 2 religious)[a]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTeodoro Gomez Rivera [es]
Metropolitan ArchbishopJose Vicente Nacher Tatay
Bishops emeritus
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Diocese of Choluteca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.