Diocese of Bluefields
| Diocese of Bluefields | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Ecclesiastical province | Managua |
| Diocesan bishop | Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon OFMCap |
| surface | 19,964 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (Nov 30, 2017) |
| Residents | 457,565 (Nov. 30, 2017) |
| Catholics | 260,838 (Nov. 30, 2017) |
| proportion of | 57% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (Nov 30, 2017) |
| Religious priest | 4 (Nov. 30, 2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 18,631 |
| Religious sisters | 29 (Nov. 30, 2017) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
The Diocese of Bluefields ( Latin Diocesis Bluefieldensis , Spanish diócesis de Bluefields ) is in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic diocese based in Bluefields . It includes the autonomous region of Costa Caribe Sur .
history
Pope Pius X. first established the diocese as an Apostolic Vicariate on December 2, 1913 from cessions of territory from the Diocese of León en Nicaragua .
On November 30, 2017, Pope Francis elevated the Vicariate Apostolic to the Diocese of Buefields. At the same time, about two thirds of the territory were separated for the establishment of the Siuna diocese . Both dioceses were subordinated to the Archdiocese of Managua as suffragan dioceses .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Bluefields
- Agustín José Bernaus y Serra OFMCap (December 10, 1913 - January 18, 1930, died)
- Juan Matías Solá y Farrell, OFMCap (February 24, 1931–1942, resigned)
- Matteo Aloisio y Niedhammer Yaeckle OFMCap (May 11, 1943 - June 26, 1970, died)
- Salvador Albert Schläfer Berg OFMCap (June 25, 1970 - October 22, 1993, died)
- Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon OFMCap (July 28, 1994– November 30, 2017)
Bishops of Bluefields
- Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon OFMCap (since November 30, 2017)
Web links
Commons : Vicariate Apostolic Bluefields - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on the Diocese of Bluefields on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Bluefields on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elevazione a Diocesi del Vicariato Apostolico di Blue Fields, creazione della nuova Diocesi di Siuna (Nicaragua) e dei primi Vescovi nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 30, 2017, accessed November 30, 2017 (Italian).