The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (erected 1561, as the Diocese of Comayagua) is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.
Its archepiscopal see is the Cathedral dedicated to St. Michael Archangel (Catedral Metropolitana de San Miguel de Arcángel), in the national capital Tegucigalpa. It also has a Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Suyapa, also in Tegucigalpa, and Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,684,000 Catholics (86.1% of 1,955,000 total per 2014) in 58 parishes and 3 missions with 156 priests (79 diocesan, 77 religious), 1 deacon, 417 lay religious (97 brothers, 320 sisters) and 37 seminarians.
Its Suffragan sees are:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Choluteca, a daughterRoman Catholic Diocese of Comayagua, a daughter, bordering on the archdioseseRoman Catholic Diocese of Danlí, a daughterRoman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa, borderingRoman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro Sula, a sisterRoman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, a sisterRoman Catholic Diocese of Trujillo (Honduras)Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro, bordering, a daughterIt was establised on 2 February 1916 as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, on territory split off from the suppressed Diocese of Comayagua, the rest of which formed the Apostolic Vicariate of San Pedro Sula and Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán, both now Tegucigalpa's suffragans.Lost territories repeatedly : on 1949.03.06 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, on 1963.03.13 to (re)establish Diocese of Comayagua, on 1964.09.08 to establish Territorial Prelature of Choluteca, on 2005.09.19 to establish Diocese of Yoro and on 2017.01.02 to establish Diocese of Danlí.[PRECURSOR see : Suffragan Bishops of Comayagua - Erected: 1561
BIOs to be ELABORATED
Alfonso de Talavera (Guzman), Hieronymites (O.S.H.) (1531–1540) ResignedCristóbal de Pedraza (1539–1553) DiedJerónimo de Corella (Covella), O.S.H. (1556–1575) DiedAlfonso de la Cerda, O.P. (1578–1587) Appointed, Bishop of La Plata o CharcasGaspar de Andrada (Anorada), O.F.M. (1587–1612) DiedAlfonso del Galdo, O.P. (1612–1628) DiedLuis de Cañizares, O.F.M. (1628–1645) DiedJuan Merlo de la Fuente (1650–1656) DiedMartín de Espinosa y Monzón (1672-1676) DiedIldefonso Vargas y Abarca, (Alonso Vargas y Abarca) O.S.A. (1678–1699) DiedPedro de los Reyes Ríos de la Madrid, O.S.B. (1699–1700) Appointed, Bishop of YucatánJuan Pérez Carpintero, O. Praem. (1701–1724) DiedAntonio López Portillo de Guadalupe, O.F.M. (1725–1742) DiedFrancisco de Molina, O.S.Bas. (1743–1749) DiedDiego Rodríguez de Rivas y Velasco (1751–1762) Appointed, Bishop of GuadalajaraIsidro Rodríguez Lorenzo, O.S.Bas. (1764–1767) Appointed, Archbishop of Santo DomingoAntonio Macarulla Minguilla de Aguilain (1767–1772) Appointed, Bishop of DurangoFrancisco José de Palencia (1773–1775) DiedFrancisco Antonio Iglesia Cajiga, O.S.H. (1777–1783) Appointed, Bishop of MichoacánJosé Antonio de Isabela (1785-1785) DiedFernando Cardiñanos, O.F.M. (1788–1794) DiedVicente Navas, O.P. (1795–1809) DiedManuel Julián Rodríguez del Barranco (1817-1819) DiedFrancisco de Paula Campo y Pérez (1844–1853)Hipólito Casiano Flórez (1854-1857) DiedJuan Félix de Jesús Zepeda (1861–1885) DiedManuel Francisco Vélez (1887–1901) DiedJosé María Martínez y Cabañas (1902–1916 see below)]
Name changed and elevated: February 2, 1916 - technically the predecessor was suppressed.
José María Martínez y Cabañas (see above 1916.02.02 – death 1921.08.11), previously last Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras) (1902.01.30 – 1916.02.02)Agustín Hombach, Congregation of the Mission (C.M.) (1923.02.03 – death 1933.10.17)Apostolic Administrator Msgr. Emilio Morales Roque (1934 – 1943)Apostolic Administrator Angelo Maria Navarro (1943 – 1947), while Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) (1928.12.17 – death 1951.07.31)José de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.) (1947.12.08 – retired 1962.05.18), previously Titular Bishop of Carrhæ (1943.05.28 – 1947.12.08) as Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) (1943.05.28 – 1947.12.08); emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Nisibis of the Romans (1962.05.18 – death 1968.07.18)Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. (1962.05.18 – retired 1993.01.08), also President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras (1963 – 1993); previously Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) (1958.09.12 – 1962.05.18); died 2005Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. (8 January 1993 – ...), also President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1995 – 1999), President of Episcopal Conference of Honduras (1996 – 2016.06.13), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Speranza (2001.02.21 [2001.05.27] – ...), President of Caritas Internationalis (2007.06.05 [2007.06.09] – 2015.05.15), Coordinator of Council of Cardinals to assist in the governance of the Universal Church and to reform the Roman Curia (2013.04.13 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Pudentiana (1978.10.28 – 1993.01.08) as Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (1978.10.28 – 1993.01.08) and Apostolic Administrator of Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras) (1981 – 1984.01.27), Secretary General of Latin American Episcopal Council (1987 – 1991), Apostolic Administrator of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (1993 – 1994.11.11)Auxiliary Bishop: Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, Claretians (C.M.F.) (2005.05.21 – ...), Titular Bishop of Obori (2005.05.21 – ...)
