Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

in Honduras

Honduras
DateAscendingChange
1527Diocese of Honduras was established (from Diocese of Santo Domingo and became suffragan of Sevilla)
1531.09.06Diocese of Honduras was renamed as Diocese of Trujillo
1561Diocese of Comayagua was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Trujillo and became suffragan of Santo Domingo)
1561Diocese of Trujillo was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Comayagua)
1916.02.02Diocese of Comayagua was suppressed (to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán and Apostolic Vicariate of San Pedro Sula)
1916.02.02Apostolic Vicariate of San Pedro Sula was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Comayagua and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
1916.02.02Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Comayagua and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
1916.02.02Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Comayagua and with suffragan sees Santa Rosa de Copán and San Pedro Sula)
1949.03.06Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
1963.03.13Diocese of Comayagua was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
1963.07.06Apostolic Vicariate of San Pedro Sula was promoted as Diocese of San Pedro Sula
1964.09.08Territorial Prelature of Choluteca was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
1979.08.29Territorial Prelature of Choluteca was promoted as Diocese of Choluteca
1987.07.03Diocese of Trujillo was restored (from Diocese of San Pedro Sula and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
1987.10.31Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho was promoted as Diocese of Juticalpa
2005.09.19Diocese of Yoro was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
2011.12.30Diocese of La Ceiba was established (from Diocese of San Pedro Sula and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
2017.01.02Diocese of Danlí was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
2021.04.27Diocese of Gracias was established (from Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán and became suffragan of Tegucigalpa)
2023.01.26Diocese of San Pedro Sula was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula (with suffragan sees Gracias, La Ceiba, Santa Rosa de Copán, Trujillo and Yoro)

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