Diocese of Bluefields, Nicaragua 🇳🇮 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1913.12.02: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Bluefields / Bluefielden(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of León and became suffragan of Managua)
- 2017.11.30: Promoted as Diocese of Bluefields / Bluefielden(sis) (Latin) (lost territory to establish Diocese of Siuna)
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2020.11.12 – ...): |  Bishop Francisco José Tigerino Dávila (61) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Bluefields (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Francisco José Tigerino Dávila (61) (2020.11.12 – ...)Bishop of Bluefields (Nicaragua)Born:1963.10.18 (Chinandega, Nicaragua)Ordained Priest:2002.01.05Consecrated Bishop:2021.01.23Priest of León (Nicaragua) (2002.01.05 – 2020.11.12)Bishop of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (2020.11.12 – ...) |
 Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. (80) (2017.11.30 – 2020.11.12)Bishop emeritus of Bluefields (Nicaragua)Born:1943.12.04 (Fond du Lac, WI, USA)Ordained Priest:1970.09.03Consecrated Bishop:1984.09.17Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1984.06.22 – 1994.07.28)Titular Bishop of Elepla (1984.06.22 – 2017.11.30)Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1994.07.28 – 2017.11.30)Bishop of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (2017.11.30 – 2020.11.12)Apostolic Administrator of Siuna (Nicaragua) (2020.01.09 – 2021.04.08) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Bluefields (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. (80) (1994.07.28 – 2017.11.30)(see above) |
| Bishop Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap. (1970.06.25 – 1993.10.22) |
| Bishop Matteo Aloisio Niedhammer y Yaeckle, O.F.M. Cap. (1943.05.11 – 1970.06.25)Born:1901.09.11 (USA)Ordained Priest:1927.06.08Consecrated Bishop:1943.06.29Died:1970.06.26 (†68)Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1943.05.11 – 1970.06.25)Titular Bishop of Calœ (1943.05.11 – 1970.06.26) |
| Bishop Juan Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. (1931.02.24 – 1942)Born:1884.08.11 (Spain)Ordained Priest:1909.03.25Consecrated Bishop:1931.04.22Died:1973.08.27 (†89)Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1931.02.24 – 1942)Titular Bishop of Colophon (1931.02.24 – 1973.08.27) |
| Bishop AgustÃn José Bernaus y Serra, O.F.M. Cap. (1913.12.10 – 1930.01.18)Born:1863.08.16 (Spain)Ordained Priest:1889.04.06Consecrated Bishop:1913.09.08Died:1930.01.18 (†66)Vicar Apostolic of Guam (Guam) (1913.05.09 – 1913.12.10)Titular Bishop of Eleutherna (1913.05.09 – 1930.01.18)Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields (Nicaragua) (1913.12.10 – 1930.01.18) |
Former Prelates
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. (2002.06.24 – 2017.11.30)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. (80) (1984.06.22 – 1994.07.28)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 19,965 km²
Population: 663,500 Catholics (59.0% of 1,124,800 total)
Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes
Personnel: 12 priests (diocesan), 3 deacons, 17 religious (17 sisters), 21 seminarians