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Diocese of Choluteca

Dioecesis Cholutecensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Teodoro Gómez Rivera, Bishop
  • Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E., Bishop Emeritus
  • Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 August 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Honduras
  • Square Kilometers: 6,282 (2,426 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdecholuteca.org
  • Mailing Address: Casa Episcopal, Apartado 40, Cholueca, 51101, D.D., Honduras
  • Telephone: 9792-7472

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Choluteca
8 September 1964ErectedArchdiocese of Tegucigalpa (Choluteca and Valle) Territorial Prelature of Choluteca (erected)
Diocese of Choluteca
29 August 1979ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Choluteca Diocese of Choluteca

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Choluteca
1966270,000275,00098.2%252510,8004409ap1967*
1970289,305301,36096.0%830387,613714610ap1971
1976272,700303,00090.0%3232610,4881263510ap1977
Diocese of Choluteca
1980299,660342,40687.5%3232611,525233811ap1981
1990371,827416,80789.2%9152415,492155511ap1991
1999470,421548,59885.7%17112816,800146011ap2000
2000504,698566,53789.1%16102619,411125712ap2001
2001530,000600,00088.3%16102620,384125512ap2002
2002510,000585,00087.2%17102718,888126313ap2003
2003522,000595,50087.7%1892719,333116413ap2004
2004520,000595,00087.4%2493315,75796113ap2005
2006532,000614,00086.6%2172819,00075214ap2007
2013610,000730,00083.6%2733020,33336214ap2014
2016643,885771,03583.5%3113220,12115314ap2017
2019527,250703,30075.0%3113216,47615416ap2020
2021544,370726,25075.0%3023217,01125516ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Choluteca
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 433, to Page 435
  • Diocese of Choluteca
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 1,343, and Page 1,344

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