Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Gracias | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Gratiensis |
Local: | Diocesis de Gracias |
Country: | Honduras |
Metropolitan: | Michael Lenihan, O.F.M. |
Province: | Province of San Pedro Sula |
Area Km2: | 7,537 |
Population: | 574,693 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Catholics: | 500,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 87 |
Parishes: | 21 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Cathedral: | Saint Mark Cathedral in Gracias |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. |
Map: | Diocese of Gracias HN.svg |
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]