Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán
| Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán Dioecesis Sanctae Rosae de Copán | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de Santa Rosa | |
| Location | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tegucigalpa |
| Metropolitan | Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,360 km2 (6,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,289,000 1,150,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 42 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2 February 1916 (99 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Rose |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán (erected 2 February 1916) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa.
Ordinaries
- Claudio María Volio y Jímenez (1916 - 1926)
- Angelo Maria Navarro (1928 - 1951)
- Carlos Luis Geromini (1952 - 1958)
- Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. (1958 - 1962)
- José Carranza Chévez (1962 - 1980)
- Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B. (1984 - 2011)
- Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. (since 2011)
External links and references
- "Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
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