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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá (erected 28 August 1513 as the Diocese of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Chitré, Colón-Kuna Yala, David, Penonomé and Santiago de Veraguas, as well as the Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro.
The Diocese of Panama is thought to be the oldest in the Americas. It was set up in 1514, with the arrival of Franciscan missionaries. The Catholic Church in Panama has favoured status, though all religions are free; Catholic instruction in public schools is mandatory, but exemptions are allowed. [2] In 2020, 431 priests served across 200 ...
The Roman Catholic Church in Panama comprises one ecclesiastical province each headed by an archbishop. The province is in turn subdivided into 5 dioceses, 1 territorial prelature and 1 archdiocese each headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic dioceses in Panama" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá;
The Episcopal Conference of Panama is the union of all the Roman Catholic bishops of Panama, which in turn are the holders of each diocese. The Episcopal Conference of Panama forms a single Ecclesiastical Province, which consists of: An Archdiocese: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panama; Five Dioceses: Roman Catholic Diocese of Chitre
The Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua [1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá) is a Catholic church located in the old town of Panama City in Panama. [2] [3] It was consecrated in 1796, [4] although construction work began in 1688, 108 years earlier.
Xavier College, Panama, (Spanish: Colegio Javier) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in a suburb of Panama City, Panama. The school traces its current presence to 1948. It is coeducational, pre-primary through high school, and is run by the Society of Jesus.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of David (erected 6 March 1955) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Panamá. The diocese was founded in March 1955. The cathedral church is the Catedral de San José, Chiriquí. [1] The current bishop is Bishop-elect Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra. [2]