Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro
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.
Diocese of Yoro Dioecesis Yorensis | |
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 Cathedral in El Progresso | |
| Location | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Tegucigalpa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,781 km2 (3,004 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 546,126 441,525 (80.8%) |
| Parishes | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 19 September 2005 (15 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Las Mercedes |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | David Garcia Hector Osorio |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. |
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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. The Cathedral in the city of El Progreso, Yoro.
History
Formerly in the Diocese of Tegucigalpa, Yoro was formed due to the extent of the territory covered, under papal order by Benedict XVI on 18 September 2005. The Canadian priest Juan Luis Giasson, was made Bishop. On the death of Bishop Juan Luis Giasson, Pope Francis appointed Hector David Garcia Osorio as senior official of the diocese on July 3, 2014.
Parishes
The diocese has twelve parishes and 25 priests.
- Our Lady of Mercy, El Progreso.
- San Ignacio de Loyola, El Progreso.
- Our Lady of Suyapa
- San Antonio de Padua, Urraco.
- Santa Rita de Casia, Santa Rita.
- Our Lady of Carmen, El Negrito.
- St. Francis of Assisi, Toyos-The bold.
- Our Lady, Morazán.
- St. Peter the Apostle, Yorito.
- Immaculate Conception, Sulaco-Victoria.
- St. James, Yoro.
- San Jorge Olanchito
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Bishops
- Juan Luis Obispo Giassón (2005–2014)
- Bishop David Garcia Hector Osorio (2014–present)
Ordinaries
- Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. (2005–2014)