Episcopal Conference of Honduras


The Episcopal Conference of Honduras is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Honduras, where bishops establish policies and programs for pastoral governance.

Function

The Episcopal Conference of Honduras is a permanent institution of the Catholic Church whose membership comprises all the country's diocesan bishops and their peers, including coadjutors, auxiliaries, and emeriti. As a conference they jointly exercise some pastoral functions as the times and society require.
Episcopal conferences have long existed as informal bodies, but they were established as formal entities by the Second Vatican Council and implemented by Pope Paul VI in Ecclesiae Sanctae in 1966. Their work is governed by the Code of Canon Law and the nature of their magisterial authority was clarified by Pope John Paul II in Apostolos Suos in 1998.
Its leadership positions are filled by election in which all the members of the conference can participate. Current rules provide for a president to be elected to a three-year term, which can be renewed once.

Leadership

In June 2022, the Conference elected as president Roberto Camilleri, Roman [Catholic Diocese of Comayagua|Bishop of Comayagüa], and as vice president Darwin Andino, bishop of Roman Catholic [Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán|Santa Rosa de Copán].
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