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Honduras is a predominantly Catholic country. There are many different types of Catholic Church records, however in family history baptisms, marriages, and burials are the most commonly used. For more information about these records see article: [[Catholic Parish Records in Latin America]]. | Honduras is a predominantly Catholic country. There are many different types of Catholic Church records, however in family history baptisms, marriages, and burials are the most commonly used. For more information about these records see article: [[Catholic Parish Records in Latin America]]. | ||
=Online Records= | |||
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FamilySearch has microfilmed, and subsequently digitized, Catholic parish records from the following towns/parishes in Honduras. | FamilySearch has microfilmed, and subsequently digitized, Catholic parish records from the following towns/parishes in Honduras. | ||
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The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.<br> | |||
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| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240);" | '''Locality''' | |||
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240);" | '''Baptisms, 1730-1930''' | |||
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240);" | '''Marriages, 1800-1910*''' | |||
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240);" | '''Deaths, 1750-1900''' | |||
|- | |||
| Choluteca | |||
| 34,493 | |||
| 1,678 | |||
| 158 | |||
|- | |||
| Colón | |||
| 13,691 | |||
| 211 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Comayagua | |||
| 1,203 | |||
| 2,408 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Copán | |||
| 6,469 | |||
| 4,155 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| El Paraíso | |||
| 1,706 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Francisco Morazán | |||
| 49,748 | |||
| 4,961 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Honduras | |||
| 6,343 | |||
| 1,436 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Intibucá | |||
| 9,836 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| La Paz | |||
| 10,954 | |||
| 302 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Lempira | |||
| 15,583 | |||
| 4,474 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Ocotepeque | |||
| 17,408 | |||
| 4,347 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Olancho | |||
| 26,492 | |||
| 4,607 | |||
| 352 | |||
|- | |||
| Santa Bárbara | |||
| 0 | |||
| 582 | |||
| 212 | |||
|- | |||
| Valle | |||
| 21,760 | |||
| 1,569 | |||
| 0 | |||
|- | |||
| Totals | |||
| 215,686 | |||
| 30,730 | |||
| 722 | |||
|} | |||
=Historical Background= | =Historical Background= | ||
The International Religious Freedom Report, 2008, notes that a CID Gallup poll reported that 51.4% of the population identified themselves as Catholic, 36.2% as evangelical Protestant, 1.3% claiming to be from other religions, including Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Rastafarians, etc. and 11.1% do not belong to any religion or unresponsive. 8% reported as being either atheistic or agnostic. Customary Catholic church tallies and membership estimates 81% Catholic where the priest (in more than 185 parishes) is required to fill out a pastoral account of the parish each year. The CIA Factbook lists Honduras as 97% Catholic and 3% Protestant. | The International Religious Freedom Report, 2008, notes that a CID Gallup poll reported that 51.4% of the population identified themselves as Catholic, 36.2% as evangelical Protestant, 1.3% claiming to be from other religions, including Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Rastafarians, etc. and 11.1% do not belong to any religion or unresponsive. 8% reported as being either atheistic or agnostic. Customary Catholic church tallies and membership estimates 81% Catholic where the priest (in more than 185 parishes) is required to fill out a pastoral account of the parish each year. The CIA Factbook lists Honduras as 97% Catholic and 3% Protestant. | ||