Apostolic Vicariate of Bluefields

Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields Vicariatus Apostolicus Bluefieldensis
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	59,673 km2 (23,040 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 743,000 550,000 (74%)
Parishes	14
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 December 1913 (103 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Apostolic Vicar	Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.
Auxiliary Bishops	David Albin Zywiec Sidor
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The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Bluefieldensis) was erected on 2 December 1913.

Ordinaries

• Agustín José Bernaus y Serra, O.F.M. Cap. (1913 - 1930)
• Juan Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. (1931 - 1942)
• Matteo Aloisio Niedhammer y Yaeckle, O.F.M. Cap. (1943 - 1970)
• Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap. (1970 - 1993)
• Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. (1994 - )

Auxiliary bishops

• David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. (2002 - )

See also

• Roman Catholic dioceses of Nicaragua

External links and references

• "Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-03.