Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa

Diocese of Matagalpa Dioecesis Matagalpensis
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	6,794 km2 (2,623 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 500,000 480,000 (96%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 December 1924 (97 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Peter
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa (erected 19 December 1924) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• (1924–1931)
• (1932–1938). appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Managua
• (1939–1946), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
• (1946–1970)
• , O.F.M. (1970–1982), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
• , O.F.M. (1982–1991)
• Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (1991–2005), appointed Archbishop of Managua
• (2005–2010), appointed Bishop of Granada
• (since 2011)

Auxiliary bishop[]

• Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (1968-1970), appointed Archbishop of Managua (Cardinal in 1985)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez, appointed Bishop of Jinotega in 1982

Territorial losses[]

See also[]

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References[]

External links[]

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

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