Suffragan diocese Danlí, Honduras
Diocese of Danlí
Danlien(sis)
Latin Church
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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- Catedral de la Inmaculada ConcepciónDanlí · CathedralView parish
- Iglesia Nuestra Señora de los ÁngelesTeupasentiView parish
- Iglesia Sagrado Corazón de JesúsDanlíView parish
- Iglesia San AntonioSan Antonio de FloresView parish
- Iglesia San AntonioTrojesView parish
- Iglesia San Francisco de AsísTexiguatView parish
- Iglesia San Isidro LabradorGüinopeView parish
- Iglesia San JoséOropolíView parish
- Iglesia San JoséYuscaránView parish
- Iglesia San Juan BautistaEl ParaísoView parish
- Iglesia San Judas TadeoLas CrucitasView parish
- Iglesia San LucasSan LucasView parish
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)
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
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.