Diocese of

Danlí

Honduras Honduras

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Danlí (español) / Danlien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Tegucigalpa

Neighbouring Dioceses: Choluteca (↙), Tegucigalpa (←), Juticalpa (↗), Jinotega (↘), Estelí (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.05.15 – ...):Bishop Patricio Larrosa Martos (66)Bishop-elect Patricio Larrosa Martos (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Danlí (Roman Rite)

Bishop Patricio Larrosa Martos (66)Bishop-elect Patricio Larrosa Martos (66)
(2026.05.15 – ...)

Bishop of Danlí (Honduras)

Born:1960.01.21 (Huéneja, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1985.07.06

Priest of Guadix (Spain) (1985.07.06 – 2026.05.15)

Bishop of Danlí (Honduras) (2026.05.15 – ...)

Bishop Teodoro Gómez Rivera (63)Bishop Teodoro Gómez Rivera (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2025.10.10 – 2026.05.15)

Bishop José Antonio Canales Motiño (64)Bishop José Antonio Canales Motiño (64)
(2017.01.02 – 2025.10.10)

General Secretary of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama
Bishop emeritus of Danlí (Honduras)

Born:1962.03.19 (La Lima, Honduras)
Ordained Priest:1996.10.12
Consecrated Bishop:2017.03.11

Priest of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (1996.10.12 – 2017.01.02)

Bishop of Danlí (Honduras) (2017.01.02 – 2025.10.10)

General Secretary of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (2022.10.23 – ...)

Special Churches

Choluteca (↙), Tegucigalpa (←), Juticalpa (↗), Jinotega (↘), Estelí (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,489 km²

Population: 422,400 Catholics (81.9% of 516,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 11 parishes, 3 missions

Personnel: 19 priests (14 diocesan, 5 religious), 24 religious (6 brothers, 18 sisters), 12 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Religious

Seminarians

Last updated on 2026.05.18

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