Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca

The Diocese of Choluteca (erected 8 September 1964, as the Territorial Prelature of Choluteca) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. Choluteca was elevated to a diocese on 29 August 1979.

Diocese of Choluteca Dioecesis Cholutecensis
Catholic
Location
Country	Honduras
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan	José Vicente Nácher Tatay, CM
Coordinates	13°18′23″N 87°11′42″W
Statistics
Area	6,282[1] km2 (2,425 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 726,250[a] 544,370[a] (75%)
Parishes	16[a]
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	8 September 1964 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), Choluteca
Secular priests	32 (30 diocesan; 2 religious)[a]
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Teodoro Gomez Rivera [es]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jose Vicente Nacher Tatay
Bishops emeritus	Raúl Corriveau Guy Charbonneau
Map

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Marcel Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. (1964–1984)
• Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (1984–2005) – Bishop Emeritus
• Guido Plante, P.M.E. (2005–2012)
• Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (2013–2023)
• Teodoro Gómez Rivera (2023–present)

Coadjutor bishops

• Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (1980–1984)
• Guido Plante, P.M.E. (2004–2005)

See also

• Catholic Church in Honduras
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Honduras

Notes

1. Annuario Pontificio (2022) via Catholic-Hierarchy.org^[1]

References

1. "Diocese of Choluteca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.