Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro

Diocese of Yoro
Dioecesis Yorensis
Location
Country Honduras
Ecclesiastical province Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area 7,781 km2 (3,004 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
546,126
441,525 (80.8%)
Parishes 11
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 19 September 2005 (9 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Las Mercedes
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Vacant
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The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Yoro (Latin: Dioecesis Yorensis) covers the department Yoro in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa.

The diocese was erected on 19 September 2005 with territory taken from the archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese.

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