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Suffragan diocese Danlí, Honduras

Diocese of Danlí

Danlien(sis)

The Diocese of Danli is a Latin rite see in eastern Honduras, erected on 2 January 2017 with Jose Antonio Canales Motino as its first bishop. Pope Leo XIV accepted Canales's resignation on 10 October 2025, naming Bishop Teodoro Gomez Rivera of Choluteca apostolic administrator. On 15 May 2026 Pope Leo XIV appointed the Spanish-born missionary Patricio Larrosa Martos, founder of ACOES and vicar general of Tegucigalpa, as second Bishop of Danli, with episcopal ordination scheduled for 25 July 2026.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Danlí, in Danlí, Honduras.

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Established
2017
Catholics
422,400
Priests
19
Territory
7,489 km²

Parishes and churches

12 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Patricio Larrosa Martos (bishop-elect, appointed 15 May 2026)

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The cathedral

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Danlí stands in Danlí, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.