The Honduran Catholic Church and Cáritas de Honduras announced the unexpected departure of Monsignor Teodoro Gómez, Bishop of the Diocese of Choluteca and President of Cáritas Honduras, which occurred this September 28, while he was in transit to the Vatican to participate in the traditional Ad Limina Apostolorum visit.

Monsignor Gómez was born on May 7, 1963, in the Honduran town of El Banquito, in Choluteca, making him the first bishop born from this same jurisdiction, becoming its fifth holder since January 26, 2023.

Sorrow and condolences from Cáritas Latin America and the Caribbean

At the news of his Easter, Monsignor Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, archbishop of Yucatán and president of Cáritas Latin America and the Caribbean expressed its pain and solidarity through a note of mourning addressed to Wilfredo Cervantes, national director of Cáritas Honduras, to the work teams, to the volunteers and to the entire Diocese of Choluteca.

In the message, signed by Monsignor Gustavo together with Nicolás Meyer, Regional Coordinator, the closeness of the deceased bishop was highlighted.

"We will keep in our hearts with deep gratitude the valuable meeting opportunities that we share in the mission of Cáritas. We especially remember the moments of fraternal communion and joint work in regional spaces, such as the recent "Brasilerito" of the CAMEX Zone held in Panama, as well as many other spaces that strengthened the journey of our network in the region," said the regional leaders.

The note concludes with a prayer for your eternal rest and the comfort of his community.

We raise our prayers to the Heavenly Father to welcome this faithful servant into his kingdom of peace and grant the consolation of Christian hope to his loved ones, to his brother bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras, to Caritas of Honduras and to all the people of God whom he served with the love of a brother and shepherd.