Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Honduras

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (erected 2 February 1916 as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Pedro Sula) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Honduras. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa until 2023, when it was made a metropolitan archdiocese. It was elevated on 6 July 1963.

Ecclesiastical Province of San Pedro Sula

Its suffragan sees are

• Roman Catholic Diocese of La Ceiba
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Gracias
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (Honduras)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro

Leadership

Bishops of San Pedro Sula

• Juan Sastre y Riutort, C.M. (1924–1949)
• Antonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. (1953–1962)
• José García Villas, C.M. (1963–1965)
• Jaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. (1966–1993)
• Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. (1994–2023)

Archbishops of San Pedro Sula

• Michael Lenihan, O.F.M.

Auxiliary bishops

• Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez (2002-2017)

Territorial losses

References

• "Diocese of San Pedro Sula". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.