Catholic Church in Honduras

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Apostolic Nunciature: Honduras

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Secretariado Episcopal de América Central y Panamá (S.E.D.A.C.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Suyapa (February 23)

Catholic Population: 7,732,000 Catholics (81.8% of 9,451,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 274 parishes, 888 mission stations (38 with resident priest, 850 without resident priest), 3 other centres

Clergy: 17 bishops (11 diocesan, 6 titular), 545 priests (374 diocesan, 171 religious), 6 permanent deacons (5 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 823 religious (38 brothers, 785 sisters), 356 major seminarians, 78 missionaries, 18,305 catechists

Area: 111,890 km²

Population: 9,038,741

Religions: Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 41%, atheist 1%, other 2%, none 9%

Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects

Ethnic Groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%

Motto: Libre, Soberana e Independiente (Spanish) (Free, sovereign and independent)

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