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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (erected 2 February 1916 as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula) is a
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ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the
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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.


Ecclesiastical Province of San Pedro Sula

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gracias The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gracias (Latin: ''Dioecesis Gratiensis'') is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Honduras. History It was erected on 27 April 2021 with its territory having been carved from the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Co ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán (erected 2 February 1916) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula. Bishops Ordinaries * Claudio María Volio y Jímenez (1916–1926) * Angelo Maria Navarro (1928–1951) * Carlos Lu ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (Honduras) The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (erected 3 July 1987) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula. History The Diocese of Trujillo was founded as the Diocese of Honduras; in 1561, the Diocese of Comayagua was established on terr ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Yoro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Yorensis'') covers the department Yoro in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula. The diocese was erected on 19 September 2005 with territory taken fro ...


Leadership

;Bishops of San Pedro Sula * Juan Sastre y Riutort, C.M. (1924–1949) * Antonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. (1953–1962) * José García Villas, C.M. (1963–1965) * Jaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. (1966–1993) * Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. (1994–2023) ;Archbishops of San Pedro Sula * Michael Lenihan, O.F.M.


Auxiliary bishops

* Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez (2002-2017)


Territorial losses


References

* San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tegucigalpa {{RC-diocese-stub