Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca

Diocese of Choluteca Dioecesis Cholutecensis
Location
Country	Honduras
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Tegucigalpa
Metropolitan	Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.
Statistics
Area	5,775 km2 (2,230 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 614,000 532,000 (86.6%)
Parishes	14
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	8 September 1964 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E.
Bishops emeritus	Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca (erected 8 September 1964, as the Territorial Prelature of Choluteca) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. It was elevated on 29 August 1979.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Marcel Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. (1964–1984)
• Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (1984–2005) – Bishop Emeritus
• Guido Plante, P.M.E. (2005–2012)
• Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (Since 2013)

Coadjutor bishops

• Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (1980–1984)
• Guido Plante, P.M.E. (204-2005)

See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Honduras

References

• "Diocese of Choluteca". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.