Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (original) (raw)

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Roman Catholic diocese in Nicaragua

There is also a Diocese of Nicaragua (and a Bishop of Nicaragua) in the Anglican Church in Central America.

Diocese of León in Nicaragua__Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua_Diócesis de León
Catedral Basílica de la Asunción
Coat of arms of the Diocese of León in NicaraguaCoat of arms
Location
Country Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province Province of Managua
Metropolitan Managua
Statistics
Area 9,862 km2 (3,808 sq mi)
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)980,000894,000 (91.2%)
Parishes 54
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 3 November 1534 (490 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Basílica de la Asunción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón
Metropolitan Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes
Map

José Antonio de Flores y Ribera, bishop of Nicaragua between 1753 and 1756.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[1][2]

Diocese of Nicaragua

Erected November 3, 1534

Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555)[4]

Vicar Capitular, Father Juan Alvarez (1555–1557)[4]

Diocese of León en Nicaragua

Name changed

December 2, 1913

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Year Along with To form
1850 Diocese of San José de Costa Rica
1913 Diocese of GranadaArchdiocese of ManaguaVicariate Apostolic of Bluefields
1962 Diocese of Esteli

Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.

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  2. ^ "Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016[_self-published source_]
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  4. ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  6. ^ Cumplido, Ignacio (1836). Segundo calendario portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, para el año de 1837. Calle de los Rebeldes No. 2, Mexico City: Printed by his owner at his office in charge. p. 26. Retrieved 24 September 2018.{{[cite book](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fbook "Template:Cite book")}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ^ "The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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  9. ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7. A. L. Bancroft. pp. 612. Andrés Quiles Galindo.

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