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Diocese of Gracias

Dioecesis Gratiarum


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Bishop(s)

  • Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 27 April 2021
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Honduras
  • Square Kilometers: 7,357 (2,841 Square Miles)
  • Description: Departments of Lempira and Intibucá
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, 67B Avenida Jose Maria Medina, continguo a Catedral de San Marcos, Barrio El Centro, Gracias 42101, Lempira, Honduras
  • Telephone: 2656-0606

Past and Present Ordinaries


Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 April 2021ErectedDiocese of Santa Rosa de Copán (Lempira and Intibucá) Diocese of Gracias (erected)
26 January 2023Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Gracias (from Tegucigalpa)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2021515,370574,69389.7%282818,4062221ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased


Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 113, Page 447, and Page 448

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