Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese seated in the Honduran capital, originating as the Diocese of Comayagua erected in 1561 and elevated to archdiocese on 2 February 1916. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, and it also holds the national shrine Basilica of Suyapa. Its suffragans are Choluteca, Comayagua, Danli, and Juticalpa.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1561
- Latin
- Tegucigalpen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001003187
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,550,000
- Population
- 1,801,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 86.1%
- Priests
- 134
- Catholics per priest
- 11,567
- Extent
- 15,167 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 102
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jose Vicente Nacher Tatay, C.M.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, Tegucigalpa stands in Tegucigalpa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Tegucigalpa
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CholutecaCholuteca
- Diocese of ComayaguaComayagua
- Diocese of DanlíDanlí
- Diocese of JuticalpaJuticalpa
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.