The Catholic Church in Honduras is part of the worldwide
Catholic Church
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, under the spiritual leadership of the
Pope
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in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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.
There are over four million Catholics
in
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
- around three quarters of the total population. The country is divided into eight
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
s, including one
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
. According to the Latinobarómetro in 2018, 37% of the country is Catholic, 39% Protestant, 21% Unaffiliated and 3% Others.
See also
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Episcopal Conference of Honduras
The Episcopal Conference of Honduras ( es, Conferencia Episcopal de Honduras, italic=unset) is an institution of the Catholic Church that brings together the bishops of Honduras to establish policies and programs for pastoral government.
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List of Catholic dioceses in Honduras
The Roman Catholic Church in Honduras comprises only a Latin hierarchy, joined in the Episcopal Conference of Honduras, comprising a single ecclesiastical province (covering all and only Honduras), headed by the Metropolitan archbishop of the capit ...
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List of Central American and Caribbean Saints
This page is a list of Central American and Caribbean saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of North America ...
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Religion in Honduras
The predominant religion in Honduras is Christianity, representing 87% of the total population according to a 2017 estimate. The country is secular and the freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution.
The pre-Hispanic peoples t ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is the only metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.
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References
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
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