Diocese of

Gracias

Honduras Honduras

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Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Gracias (español) / Gratien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: San Pedro Sula

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.04.27 – ...):Bishop Walter GuillĂ©n Soto, S.D.B. (62)Bishop Walter GuillĂ©n Soto, S.D.B. (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Gracias (Roman Rite)

Bishop Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. (62)Bishop Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. (62)
(2021.04.27 – ...)

Bishop of Gracias (Honduras)

Sub tuum prĂŠsidium confugimus

Born:1961.12.06 (San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Ordained Priest:1988.11.05
Consecrated Bishop:2021.06.11

Titular Bishop of Nasbinca (2020.11.14 – 2021.04.27 not possessed)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) (2020.11.14 – 2021.04.27 not possessed)

Bishop of Gracias (Honduras) (2021.04.27 – ...)

Special Churches

Chalatenango (↙), Santa Rosa de Copán (↖), Comayagua (→), San Miguel (↘), Santiago de María (↘), San Vicente (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,351 kmÂČ

Population: 477,755 Catholics (73.6% of 649,230 total)

Pastoral Centres: 31 parishes

Personnel: 40 priests (30 diocesan, 10 religious), 51 religious (10 brothers, 41 sisters), 21 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.11.26

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