The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a
metropolitan diocese
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Eastern Ortho ...
, and its
suffragan diocese
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s include
Bluefields
Bluefields is the capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua. It was also the capital of the former Kingdom of Mosquitia, and later the Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Reg ...
,
Esteli,
Granada
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,
Jinotega,
Juigalpa,
León en Nicaragua and
Matagalpa
Matagalpa () is a city in Nicaragua which is the capital of the department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 112,697 (2022 estimate), while the population of the department is 606,643. Matagalpa is Nicaragua's seventh largest city, the ...
.
Leadership
;Ordinaries
*Archbishop
José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega (1913–1952)
*Archbishop
Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1952–1968)
*Cardinal
Miguel Obando Bravo,
SDB (1970–2005)
*Cardinal
Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (2005–present)
;Coadjutor archbishop
*
Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1938-1952)
;Auxiliary bishops
*
Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1913-1924), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
*
Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo (1953-1968)
*
Donaldo Chávez Núñez (1966-1970)
*
César Bosco Vivas Robelo (1981-1991), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
*
Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (1988-1991), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa (but would later return here as Archbishop); future Cardinal
*
Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara,
SDB (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Esteli
*
Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2000-2005), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
*
Silvio José Báez Ortega
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People
* Silvio Benítez (born 1935), ...
,
OCD (2009-
Territorial losses
See also
*
Catholic Church in Nicaragua
The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is the Nicaraguan part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, curia in Rome, and the Conference of Nicaraguan Bishops.
Overview
According to the 2005 census, Catholics made ...
References
External links
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Nicaragua
Christian organizations established in 1913
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1913 establishments in Nicaragua
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