Roman Catholic Diocese of León 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 | |
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 Coat 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) 980,000 894,000 (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 |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[1][2]
Bishops
[edit]- Diocese of Nicaragua
- Erected November 3, 1534
- Diego Álvarez de Osorio (1531–1536 Died)[3]
- Francisco de Mendavia (1537–1540 Died)[3]
- Antonio de Valdivieso (1544–1549 Died)[3]
- Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555)[4]
- Fernando González de Bariodero (1555– )[3]
- Vicar Capitular, Father Juan Alvarez (1555–1557)[4]
- Lázaro Carrasco (1557–1562 Died)[3]
- Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (1564–1566 Died)[3]
- Pedro Gómez de Córdoba (1568–1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[3]
- Antonio de Zayas (bishop) (1575–1582 Resigned)[3]
- Domingo de Ulloa (1585–1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)[3]
- Jerónimo de Escobar (1592–1593 Died)[3][5]
- Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594–1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)[3]
- Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo (1597–1603 Died)[3][5]
- Pedro de Villarreal (1603–1619 Died)[3][5]
- Benito Rodríguez Valtodano (1621–1629 Died)[5]
- Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo (1630–1631 Died)[5]
- Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1632–1632 Died)[5]
- Fernando Núñez Sagredo (1633–1639 Died)[5]
- Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila)[6][7]
- Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño) (1644–1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)[5]
- Tomás Manso (1658–1659 Died)[5]
- Juan de la Torre y Castro (1661–1662 Died)[5]
- Alfonso Bravo de Laguna (1670–1674 Died)[8] Vicar Capitular from 1660
- Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo (1677–1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[8]
- Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1683–1685 Died)[8]
- Nicolás Delgado (1687–1698 Died)[8]
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo (1701–1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)[8]
- Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi (1708–1716 Died)[8]
- Andrés Quiles Galindo (1718–1719 Died)[9]
- José Xirón de Alvarado (1721–1724 Died)[8]
- Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio (1726–1735 Died)[8]
- Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (1738–1741 Died)
- Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (1743–1748 Died)
- Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (1749–1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)
- José Antonio Flores de Rivera (1753–1756 Died)
- Matías José de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso (1757–1762 Died)
- Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (1765–1774 Died)
- Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (1775–1783 Appointed, Bishop of Durango)
- Juan Félix de Villegas (1785–1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
- Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (1794–1795 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara)
- José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (1797–1803 Died)
- Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (1804–1806 Died)
- Nicolás García Jerez (1806–1825 Died)
- Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (1849–1853 Died)
- José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (1854–1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
- Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1867–1879 Died)
- Francisco Ulloa y Larios (1880–1896 Retired)
- Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1902–1921 Died)
- 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
[edit]- Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1865-1867)
- Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1895-1902)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1969-1973), appointed bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1850 | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica | |
| 1913 | Diocese of Granada Archdiocese of Managua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields | |
| 1962 | Diocese of Esteli |
Metropolitans
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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) - ^ "The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7. A. L. Bancroft. pp. 612.
Andrés Quiles Galindo.
| Province of Managua | |
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