Diocese of Choluteca

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Choluteca
  • Latin Name: Cholutecensis
  • Erected: 8 September 1964
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
  • Country: Honduras

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. † (9 Sep 1964 Appointed - 14 Apr 1984 Retired)
• Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (14 Apr 1984 Succeeded - 17 Dec 2005 Retired)
• Guido Plante, P.M.E. † (17 Dec 2005 Succeeded - 13 Jul 2012 Retired)
• Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (26 Jan 2013 Appointed - 26 Jan 2023 Retired)
• Teodoro Gómez Rivera (26 Jan 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Choluteca
1966	270,000	275,000	98.2%	25		25	10,800		4	40	9	ap1967*
1970	289,305	301,360	96.0%	8	30	38	7,613		71	46	10	ap1971
1976	272,700	303,000	90.0%	3	23	26	10,488	1	26	35	10	ap1977
Diocese of Choluteca
1980	299,660	342,406	87.5%	3	23	26	11,525		23	38	11	ap1981
1990	371,827	416,807	89.2%	9	15	24	15,492		15	55	11	ap1991
1999	470,421	548,598	85.7%	17	11	28	16,800		14	60	11	ap2000
2000	504,698	566,537	89.1%	16	10	26	19,411		12	57	12	ap2001
2001	530,000	600,000	88.3%	16	10	26	20,384		12	55	12	ap2002
2002	510,000	585,000	87.2%	17	10	27	18,888		12	63	13	ap2003
2003	522,000	595,500	87.7%	18	9	27	19,333		11	64	13	ap2004
2004	520,000	595,000	87.4%	24	9	33	15,757		9	61	13	ap2005
2006	532,000	614,000	86.6%	21	7	28	19,000		7	52	14	ap2007
2013	610,000	730,000	83.6%	27	3	30	20,333		3	62	14	ap2014
2016	643,885	771,035	83.5%	31	1	32	20,121		1	53	14	ap2017
2019	527,250	703,300	75.0%	31	1	32	16,476		1	54	16	ap2020
2021	544,370	726,250	75.0%	30	2	32	17,011		2	55	16	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. (Bishop: 26 Jan 2013 to 26 Jan 2023)
• Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Aug 1980; Bishop: 14 Apr 1984 to 17 Dec 2005)
• Héctor David García Osorio (Priest: 8 Nov 1997 to 3 Jul 2014)
• Teodoro Gómez Rivera (Priest: 27 Jan 1996 to 14 Nov 2020; Bishop: 26 Jan 2023 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. † (Prelate: 9 Sep 1964; Bishop: 29 Aug 1979 to 14 Apr 1984)
• Guido Plante, P.M.E. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Dec 2004; Bishop: 17 Dec 2005 to 13 Jul 2012)

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