Roman Catholic Diocese of La Ceiba

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Diocese of La Ceiba

Dioecesis Ceibensis
Catedral de la Ceiba Honduras.png
Cathedral of San Isidoro Labrador
Location
CountryHonduras
Ecclesiastical province Tegucigalpa
Statistics
Area4,640 km2 (1,790 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2011)
547,709
398,800
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralCathedral of San Isidoro Labrador
Current leadership
Bishopvacant
Map
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The Diocese of La Ceiba is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Honduras. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Pedro Sula. The diocese was erected on 30 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.

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