Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua

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

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
Coat of arms of the Diocese of León in Nicaragua
Coat of arms
Location
Country Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Managua
MetropolitanManagua
Statistics
Area9,862 km2 (3,808 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
980,000
894,000 (91.2%)
Parishes54
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 November 1534 (488 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Basílica de la Asunción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSócrates René Sandigo Jirón
Metropolitan ArchbishopLeopoldo Brenes
Map
José Antonio de Flores y Ribera, bishop of Nicaragua between 1753 and 1756.

Bishops

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
  • Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (21 November 1921 – 28 March 1945 Died)
  • Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (13 June 1946 – 14 April 1969 Resigned)
  • Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (30 January 1973 – 19 December 1981 Resigned)
  • Julián Luis Barni Spotti (18 June 1982 – 2 April 1991 Retired)
  • César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2 April 1991 – 29 June 2019 Retired)
  • Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón (29 June 2019 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

  • Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1865-1867)
  • Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1895-1902)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1969-1973), appointed bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Isidro Carrillo y Salazar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua in 1913
  • Canuto José Reyes y Balladares, appointed Bishop of Granada in 1915
  • Octavio José Calderón y Padilla, appointed Bishop of Matagalpa in 1946

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1850Diocese of San José de Costa Rica
1913Diocese of Granada
Archdiocese of Managua
Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields
1962Diocese of Esteli

Metropolitans

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

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016
  2. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016
  3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
  4. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
  5. 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}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. "The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
  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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