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Roman Catholic archdiocese in Honduras From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (erected on 2 February 1916 as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Honduras. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa until 2023, when it was made a metropolitan archdiocese. It was elevated on 6 July 1963.
Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula Archidioecesis de Sancto Petro Sula | |
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![]() Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol | |
Location | |
Country | Honduras |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,923 km2 (1,515 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 1,570,291 900,000 (57.3%) |
Parishes | 32 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 February 1916 (108 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Michael Lenihan |
Bishops emeritus | Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, Angel Garachana Pérez |
Map | |
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Its suffragan sees are
Year | Along with | To form |
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1987 | Diocese of Trujillo | |
2011 | Diocese of La Ceiba |
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