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Diocese of Yoro

Dioecesis Yorensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 19 September 2005
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Honduras
  • Square Kilometers: 7,781 (3,005 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil Department of Yoro
  • Mailing Address: Barrio Cabanas, 1a ave. 6ta calle, Apdo. 105, El Progreso, 23201 Yoro, Honduras
  • Telephone: 2647-1198

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
19 September 2005ErectedArchdiocese of Tegucigalpa (Yoro) Diocese of Yoro (erected)
26 January 2023Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Gracias (from Tegucigalpa)
Diocese of La Ceiba (from Tegucigalpa)
Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán (from Tegucigalpa)
Diocese of Trujillo (from Tegucigalpa)
Diocese of Yoro (from Tegucigalpa)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2005360,989440,23182.0%5162117,1899bul19Sep05
2006410,002500,02582.0%6202615,769203510ap2007
2010441,525546,12680.8%6243014,717243811ap2011
2014471,000587,00080.2%9213015,700212413ap2015
2017496,650618,70080.3%2722917,12532113ap2018
2020522,150650,40080.3%11152620,082152113ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 938, and Page 939

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