The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a metropolitan diocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.
Archdiocese of Managua Archidioecesis Managuensis Arquidiócesis de Managua | |
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Location | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,210 km2 (2,010 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,721,000 2,061,000 (75.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 December 1913 (111 years ago) |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Leopoldo Brenes |
Auxiliary Bishops | Silvio José Báez, OCD |
Map | |
Website | |
Official Site |
Leadership
edit- 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, OCD (2009-
Territorial losses
editYear | Along with | To form |
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1924 | Diocese of Matagalpa |
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- "Archdiocese of Managua". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02. [self-published]
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