Diocese of Gracias Dioecesis Gratiensis Diocesis de Gracias | |
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Location | |
Country | Honduras |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Pedro Sula |
Metropolitan | Michael Lenihan, O.F.M. |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,537 km2 (2,910 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 574,693 500,000 (87%) |
Parishes | 21 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 27, 2021 |
Cathedral | Saint Mark Cathedral in Gracias |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gracias (Latin: Dioecesis Gratiensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Honduras.[1][2]
It was erected on 27 April 2021 with its territory having been carved from the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Copán. The diocese was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa until 2023, when it was transferred to the newly erected province of San Pedro Sula, and covers 21 parishes with 500,000 Catholics.[1][2]