Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua
| Diocese of León in Nicaragua Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
| Metropolitan | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,862 km2 (3,808 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 784,318 667,000 (85%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 November 1534 (480 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de la Asunción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | César Bosco Vivas Robelo |
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Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.
Ordinaries
- Venerable Diego Alvarez de Osorio (1531 - 1536)
- Francisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. (1537 - 1540)
- Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P. (1544 - 1549)
- Fernando González de Bariodero (1555 - )
- Lázaro Carrasco (1556 - 1562)
- Luís de la Fuente (1564 - 1566)
- Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. (1568 - 1574)
- Antonio de Zayas, O.F.M. (1575 - 1582)
- Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. (1585 - 1591)
- Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A. (1592 - 1593)
- Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594 - 1595)
- Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M. (1597 - 1603)
- Pedro de Villarreal (1603 - 1619)
- Benito Rodriguez de Valtodano, O.S.B. (1620 - 1629)
- Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (1630 - 1631)
- Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1631 - 1632)
- Fernando Núñez Sagredo, O.SS.T. (1633 - 1639)
- Alonso de Briceño, O.F.M. (1644 - 1653)
- Tomás Manso, O.F.M. (1658 - 1659)
- Juan de la Torre, O.F.M. (1662 - )
- Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1664 - 1674)
- Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. (1677 - 1682)
- Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M. (1682 - 1685)
- Nicolás Delgado, O.F.M. (1687 - 1698)
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1701 - 1708)
- Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem. (1708 - 1716)
- Andrés Quiles Galindo, O.F.M. (1718 - 1719)
- José Xirón de Alvarado, O.P. (1721 - 1724)
- Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio, O.S.A. (1726 - 1735)
- Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (1736 - 1741)
- Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (1743 - 1748)
- Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (1749 - 1753)
- José Antonio Flores de Rivera (1753 - 1756)
- Mateo de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso, O.S.A. (1757 - 1762)
- Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (1763 - 1774)
- Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (1775 - 1783)
- Juan Félix de Villegas (1785 - 1793)
- Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (1794 - 1795)
- José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (1797 - 1803)
- Felipe Antonio Pérez del Notario (1803 - 1806)
- Nicolás García Jerez, O.P. (1806 - 1825)
- Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (1849 - 1853)
- José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (1854 - 1867)
- Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1867 - 1879)
- Francisco Ulloa y Larios (1880 - 1896)
- Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1902 - 1921)
- Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (1921 - 1945)
- Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (1946 - 1969)
- Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1973 - 1981)
- Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (1982 - 1991)
- César Bosco Vivas Robelo (1991 - )
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 − )
External links and references
- "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
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