Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula

Archidioecesis de Sancto Petro Sula
Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol
Location
CountryHonduras
Statistics
Area3,923 km2 (1,515 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
1,570,291
900,000 (57.3%)
Parishes32
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 February 1916 (107 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMichael Lenihan
Bishops emeritusRómulo Emiliani Sánchez, Angel Garachana Pérez
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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 Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church 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

Its suffragan sees are

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

Auxiliary bishops

  • Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez (2002-2017)


Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1987Diocese of Trujillo 2011Diocese of La Ceiba

References

    • "Diocese of San Pedro Sula". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.


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