Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Claudio María Volio y Jiménez † (2 Feb 1916 Appointed - 12 Nov 1926 Resigned)
• Angel Maria Navarro † (17 Dec 1928 Appointed - 31 Jul 1951 Died)
• Carlos Luis Geromini † (20 Apr 1952 Appointed - 23 May 1958 Resigned)
• Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. † (12 Sep 1958 Appointed - 18 May 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa)
• José Carranza Chévez † (10 Jun 1962 Appointed - 17 Jul 1980 Died)
• Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B. (27 Jan 1984 Appointed - 7 Nov 2011 Retired)
• Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. (7 Nov 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950				21	5	26	0		6	20		ap1951
1966	619,905	641,251	96.7%	26	14	40	15,497		17	29	26	ap1967
1970	650,500	674,300	96.5%	25	20	45	14,455		23	32	25	ap1971
1976	791,194	814,922	97.1%	19	19	38	20,820		20	34	27	ap1977
1978	876,675	900,979	97.3%	19	19	38	23,070		21	42	27	ap1981
1990	944,000	994,000	95.0%	25	23	48	19,666		35	56	26	ap1991
1999	919,054	989,950	92.8%	31	21	52	17,674		22	45	36	ap2000
2000	909,143	1,142,054	79.6%	37	21	58	15,674		22	47	36	ap2001
2001	912,148	1,142,054	79.9%	36	21	57	16,002		22	48	37	ap2002
2002	913,643	1,142,054	80.0%	39	18	57	16,028		19	54	38	ap2003
2003	1,050,689	1,142,054	92.0%	38	18	56	18,762		19	53	38	ap2004
2004	1,028,787	1,143,097	90.0%	35	16	51	20,172		17	53	39	ap2005
2010	1,160,000	1,289,000	90.0%	50	10	60	19,333		11	52	42	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. (Bishop: 7 Nov 2011)
• Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B. (Bishop: 27 Jan 1984 to 7 Nov 2011)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• José Carranza Chévez † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1962 to 17 Jul 1980)
• Carlos Luis Geromini † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1952 to 23 May 1958)
• Angel Maria Navarro † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1928 to 31 Jul 1951)
• Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1958 to 18 May 1962)
• José de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1943 to 8 Dec 1947)
• Claudio María Volio y Jiménez † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1916 to 12 Nov 1926)