Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca

Diocese of Choluteca
Dioecesis Cholutecensis
Location
Country Honduras
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area 5,775 km2 (2,230 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
614,000
532,000 (86.6%)
Parishes 14
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 8 September 1964 (52 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E.
Emeritus Bishops Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca (erected 8 September 1964, as the Territorial Prelature of Choluteca) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It was elevated on 29 August 1979.

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Coordinates: 13°18′23″N 87°11′42″W / 13.3064°N 87.1949°W / 13.3064; -87.1949

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