Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada

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Diocese of Granada

Dioecesis Granadensis

Diócesis de Granada
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Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Location
Country Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Managua
MetropolitanLeopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area7,453 km2 (2,878 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
526,132
431,587 (82%)
Parishes35
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 December 1913 (108 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Bishops emeritusLeovigildo López Fitoria, C.M.
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada (erected 2 December 1913) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

Auxiliary bishop[]

  • (1945-1953), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Juigalpa in 2004
  • , appointed Bishop of Juigalpa in 2020

Territorial losses[]

Year Along with To form
1962 Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa

External links and references[]

  • "Diocese of Granada". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-03.


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