The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (erected 3 July 1987) is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
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 territory split off from the Diocese of Trujillo and in 1571 gained its mother bishopric's remaining territory at its suppression (Trujillo would however be restored in 1987).
Ordinaries
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Virgilio López Irias,
O.F.M. (1987–2004)
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Luis Felipe Solé Fa,
C.M. (2005–2013)
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Jenry Orlando Ruiz Mora (2013-)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Honduras
The Catholic Church in Honduras is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are over four million Catholics in Honduras - around three quarters of the total population. The country is divid ...
References
External links
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Trujillo
Trujillo
1987 establishments in Honduras
Trujillo
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tegucigalpa
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