Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua explained

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

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
León in Nicaragua
Latin:	Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua
Local:	Diócesis de León
Coat:	Escudo de la Diócesis de León.png
Country:	Nicaragua
Metropolitan:	Managua
Province:	Province of Managua
Area Km2:	9,862
Population:	980,000
Population As Of:	2013
Catholics:	894,000
Catholics Percent:	91.2
Parishes:	54
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	3 November 1534 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica de la Asunción
Bishop Title:	Bishop
Bishop:	Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón
Metro Archbishop:	Leopoldo Brenes
Map:	Nicaragua - Diocesi di León en Nicaragua.png

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

Bishops

Diocese of Nicaragua

Erected November 3, 1534

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

Year	Along with	To form
1850		Diocese of San José de Costa Rica
1913		Diocese of Granada Archdiocese of Managua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields
1962		Diocese of Esteli

Metropolitans

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

• Archdiocese of Seville (1534 − 1547)
• Archdiocese of Lima (1547 − 1743)
• Archdiocese of Guatemala (1743 − 1913)
• Archdiocese of Managua (1913 −)

See also

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References

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Notes and References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/leon2.htm "Diocese of León"
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dleni.html "Diocese of León en Nicaragua "