Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Jinotega | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Xinotegana |
Country: | Nicaragua |
Metropolitan: | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
Province: | Province of Managua |
Area Km2: | 11,630 |
Population: | 354,015 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 263,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 74.3 |
Parishes: | 11 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 18 June 1982 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | St. John Cathedral |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M. |
Map: | Nicaragua - Diocesi di Jinotega.png |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinotega (erected 18 June 1982, as the Territorial Prelature of Jinotega) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.