The Vatican Press Office reported this May 14 that Pope Francis has today appointed Fr. Ángel Falzón, a Franciscan priest of Maltese origin and parish priest of the Immaculate Conception in Aguanqueterique, the new Bishop of Comayagua in Honduras.
The bishop-elect succeeds Bishop Roberto Camilleri Azzopardi, who was also president of the Episcopal Conference of Honduras and president of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America, who died at the age of 72, in October 2023, due to a heart attack. .