Diocese of Juticalpa

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Bishop(s) Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M., Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 31 October 1987 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Honduras Square Kilometers: 24,351 (9,405 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Apartado 2, Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras Telephone: 885-2011 Fax: 885-2787

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho
  • Latin Name: Immaculatae Conceptionis B.V.M. in Olancho
  • Erected: 6 March 1949
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
  • Country: Honduras

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bernardino N. Mazzarella, O.F.M. † (22 Nov 1954 Appointed - 13 Mar 1963 Appointed, Bishop of Comayagua)
• Nicholas D'Antonio Salza, O.F.M. (28 Dec 1963 Appointed - 6 Aug 1977 Resigned)
• Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M. (1 Feb 1983 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho
6 March 1949	Erected	Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa	Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (erected)
Diocese of Juticalpa
31 October 1987	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho	Diocese of Juticalpa

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho
1949		68,133	.0%		10	10	0				5	ap1951
1966	110,000	125,000	88.0%		9	9	12,222		9	6	7	ap1967
1970	139,540	140,140	99.6%	2		2	69,770				7	ap1971
1976	149,700	152,741	98.0%	11	4	15	9,980		4	10	8	ap1977
Diocese of Juticalpa
1990	270,200	282,550	95.6%	3	11	14	19,300		15	24	9	ap1991
1999	397,929	427,103	93.2%	9	12	21	18,949		16	32	12	ap2000
2000	408,227	443,263	92.1%	8	10	18	22,679		14	32	12	ap2001
2001	421,753	457,890	92.1%	7	12	19	22,197		16	29	12	ap2002
2002	433,190	471,202	91.9%	11	11	22	19,690		15	31	11	ap2003
2003	466,493	509,557	91.5%	11	8	19	24,552		10	37	13	ap2004
2004	471,926	519,036	90.9%	10	8	18	26,218		10	41	13	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Nicholas D'Antonio Salza, O.F.M. (Prelate: 28 Dec 1963 to 6 Aug 1977)
• Bernardino N. Mazzarella, O.F.M. † (Prelate: 22 Nov 1954 to 13 Mar 1963)
• Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon, O.F.M. (Prelate: 1 Feb 1983; Bishop: 31 Oct 1987)