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Church in

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

comprises one

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each headed by an

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. The province is in turn subdivided into 5

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s, 1 territorial prelature and 1

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each headed by a

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or an

List of Dioceses

Ecclesiastical province of Panamá

* Archdiocese of Panamá ** Diocese of Chitré ** Diocese of Colón-Kuna Yala ** Diocese of David ** Diocese of Penonomé ** Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas ** Prelature of Bocas del Toro

References

Catholic-Hierarchy entry

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Roman Catholic dioceses in Panama {{short description, None The Roman Catholic Church in Panama comprises one ecclesiastical province each headed by an archbishop. The province is in turn subdivided into 5 dioceses, 1 territorial prelature and 1 archdiocese each headed by a bishop ...