Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa

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.

Diocese of Juticalpa

Dioecesis Iuticalpensis
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Location
Country Honduras
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tegucigalpa
MetropolitanOscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area24,351 km2 (9,402 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
546,129
491,201 (89.9%)
Parishes13
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established6 March 1949 (71 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Bonello, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusTomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M.
Map

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

See also

References

    • "Diocese of Juticalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02. [self-published]


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