Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Panamensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Panama |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Panamá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,275 km2 (5,126 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 88 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 August 1513 (511 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta |
| Bishops emeritus | José Dimas Cedeño Delgado |
| Map | |
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 Santa María de La Antigua del Darién was originally located upriver from the mouth of the Atrato River on the Gulf of Urabá in the Castilla de Oro province. The see was moved to Panama City and renamed as the Diocese of Panamá on 7 December 1520 and elevated to an archdiocese on 29 November 1925. The current Metropolitan Archbishop of Panama is Archbishop Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.