Diocese of Yoro
| Diocese of Yoro | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Honduras |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa |
| Diocesan bishop | Héctor David García Osorio |
| founding | 2005 |
| surface | 7,781 km² |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 520.212 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 424,573 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 81.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 15,725 |
| Friars | 21 ( 12/31/2008 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 37 (December 31, 2008 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdeyoro.com/ |
The Bistum Yoro ( lat. : Dioecesis Yorensis ) is in Honduras preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Yoro .
history
The diocese of Yoro was founded on September 19, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Ad efficacius from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Yoro
- Jean-Louis Giasson PME , 2005-2014
- Héctor David García Osorio , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Yoro on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 7, 2011.