Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro


The Diocese of Yoro covers the department Yoro in Honduras. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa.
The diocese was erected on 19 September 2005 with territory taken from the archdiocese of Tegucigalpa. Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. was appointed as the first bishop of the diocese. The Cathedral in the city of El Progreso, Yoro.

History

Formerly in the Diocese of Tegucigalpa, Yoro was formed due to the extent of the territory covered, under papal order by Benedict XVI on 18 September 2005. The Canadian priest Juan Luis Giasson, was made Bishop. On the death of Bishop Juan Luis Giasson, Pope Francis appointed Hector David Garcia Osorio as senior official of the diocese on July 3, 2014.

Parishes

The diocese has twelve parishes and 25 priests.