Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa Archidioecesis Tegucigalpensis La arquidiócesis de Tegucigalpa | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Honduras |
Ecclesiastical province | Tegucigalpa |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,167 km2 (5,856 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,801,000 1,550,000 (86.1%) |
Parishes | 56 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1561 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | José Vicente Nácher Tatay |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
The Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa (Spanish: La arquidiócesis de Tegucigalpa) (1916 established, successor to the Diocese of Comayagua, erected 1561) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Honduras. Until 2023, it was the only metropolitan see in Honduras, with its ecclesiastical province covering the whole country.[1][2]
Its archepiscopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael Archangel in the national capital, Tegucigalpa. It also has a minor basilica which serves as a national shrine, the Basilica of Suyapa , also in Tegucigalpa.