Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua

Archdiocese of Managua Archidioecesis Managuensis Arquidiócesis de Managua
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Statistics
Area	5,210 km2 (2,010 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 2,721,000 2,061,000 (75.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 December 1913 (108 years ago)
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Leopoldo Brenes
Auxiliary Bishops	Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Map
Website
www.curiamanagua.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a metropolitan diocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Archbishop (1913–1952)
• Archbishop (1952–1968)
• Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (1970–2005)
• Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (2005–present)

Coadjutor archbishop[]

• (1938-1952)

Auxiliary bishops[]

• (1913-1924), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
• (1953-1968)
• (1966-1970)
• César Bosco Vivas Robelo (1981-1991), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
• Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (1988-1991), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa (but would later return here as Archbishop); future Cardinal
• , S.D.B. (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Esteli
• (2000-2005), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
• Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (2009-

Territorial losses[]

See also[]

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References[]

External links[]

• "Archdiocese of Managua". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02. ^{[self-published]}

Coordinates: 12°07′58″N 86°15′58″W / 12.1327°N 86.2660°W / 12.1327; -86.2660

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