Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

Diocese of Juigalpa

Dioecesis Iuigalpensis
Juigalpa Catedral in 2015
Location
Country Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Managua
MetropolitanLeopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area12,435 km2 (4,801 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 314,000
  • 263,000 (83.8%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established21 July 1962 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMarcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo
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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), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
  • Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (1970–1993)
  • Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (1995–2003), appointed Bishop of Granada
  • Sócrates René Sándigo Jiron (2004–2019), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
  • Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo (2020–)

See also

References

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

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