Diocese of Comayagua
| Diocese of Comayagua | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Honduras |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa |
| Diocesan bishop | Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi OFM |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 7,527 km² |
| Parishes | 28 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 699,825 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 656.745 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 93.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 34 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,277 |
| Friars | 18 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 81 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| address | Obispado Calle de la Catedral Apartado 41 12101 Comayagua Honduras |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdecomayagua.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua ( lat. : Dioecesis Comayaguensis ) is in Honduras situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Comayagua .
history
The diocese Comayagua was on March 13, 1963 by Pope John XXIII. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Comayagua
- Bernardino Mazzarella OFM , 1963-1979
- Geraldo Scarpone Caporale OFM, 1979-2004
- Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi OFM, since 2004
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Comayagua on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 7, 2011.