Diocese of León in Nicaragua
Roman Catholic diocese in Nicaragua
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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]
- 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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| Location | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
| Metropolitan | Managua |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,279 km2 (3,969 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 63 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 November 1534 (491 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de la Asunción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Leopoldo Brenes |
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Bishops
- 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
- 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 |
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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
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 − )
