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.

Diocese of Yoro

Dioecesis Yorensis
Cathedral in El Progresso
Location
CountryHonduras
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Tegucigalpa
Statistics
Area7,781 km2 (3,004 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
546,126
441,525 (80.8%)
Parishes11
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DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established19 September 2005 (19 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Las Mercedes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDavid Garcia Hector Osorio
Metropolitan ArchbishopOscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
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The diocese was erected on 19 September 2005 with territory taken from the archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and was a suffragan of that archdiocese until the erection of the metropolitan province of San Pedro Sula in 2023. Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The Cathedral in the city of El Progreso, Yoro.

History

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Formerly in the Diocese of Tegucigalpa, Yoro was formed due to the extent of the territory covered, under papal order by Benedict XVI on 18 September 2005. The Canadian priest Juan Luis Giasson, was made Bishop. On the death of Bishop Juan Luis Giasson, Pope Francis appointed Hector David Garcia Osorio as senior official of the diocese on July 3, 2014.

Parishes

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The diocese has twelve parishes and 25 priests.

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Bishops

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Ordinaries

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