Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

Diocese of Juigalpa Dioecesis Iuigalpensis
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	12,435 km2 (4,801 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 314,000 263,000 (83.8%)
Parishes	16
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (55 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	René Sócrates Sándigo Jiron
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa (erected 21 July 1962, as the Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.

Ordinaries

• Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (1962–1970)
• Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (1970–1993) – Bishop Emeritus
• Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (1995–2003)
• René Sócrates Sándigo Jiron (2004–)

See also

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References

External links

• "Diocese of Juigalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-03.  ^{[self-published]}

Coordinates: 12°06′23″N 85°21′52″W / 12.1064°N 85.3645°W / 12.1064; -85.3645