Appointment of bishop of Danlí, Honduras

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Patricio Larrosa Martos, of the clergy of the diocese of Guadix, Spain, priest Fidei Donum in Honduras, until now vicar general of the metropolitan archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as bishop of Danlí, Honduras.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Patricio Larrosa Martos was born on 21 January 1960 in Huéneja, diocese of Guadix, Spain. He studied philosophy and theology at the San Torcuato Major Seminary of Guadix and in the Facultad de Teología in Granada.

He was ordained a priest on 6 July 1985, and incardinated into the diocese of Guadix, Spain.

He has held the following offices: parish priest of Villanueva de las Torres, Dehesas de Guadix and Alicún de Ortega, diocese of Guadix (1985-1992); priest Fidei Donum in Honduras, in the archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (since 1992); parish vicar of Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (1992); parish priest (1993-1997) and parish vicar (1997-2013) of San José Obrero in El Pedregal; parish vicar of Santa Teresa de Calcuta, in the Montes de Sinaí Colony of Tegucigalpa (since 2013); founder and president of the Fundación ACOES; and to date, vicar general of the metropolitan archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (since 2023).