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Vincentian Missionary named Bishop.  The Holy Father , named Fr. Luis Solé Fa, C.M. , pastor and Episcopal Vicar of the Vicariate of the Mosquitia (Diocese of Trujillo) as Bishop of Trujillo (Department of Colón y Gracias a Dios, Honduras ).   Fr. Solé is a member of the Province of Barcelona.   He was born on 23 July 1946 in Tarragona (Spain).   He entered the Congregation on 30 April 1968.   He made vows on 31 May 1972.   He was ordained a priest on 29 December 1973.   The Holy See announced his appointment as bishop on 18 March.   The diocese has a surface area of 250,00 km 2 , a population of 280,000 people of whom 230,000 are Catholic.   It has 17 priests and 23 religious.