Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinotega

Diocese of Jinotega Dioecesis Xinotegana
The Cathedral of St. John Baptist
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	11,630 km2 (4,490 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 354,015 263,000 (74.3%)
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	18 June 1982 (39 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. John Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, O.F.M.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinotega (erected 18 June 1982, as the Territorial Prelature of Jinotega) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.

Ordinaries[]

• Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez (1982–2005)
• , O.F.M. (2005– )

See also[]

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 13°05′31″N 86°00′10″W / 13.0919°N 86.0027°W / 13.0919; -86.0027

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