Estelí diocese
Estelí diocese | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Nicaragua |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Managua |
Diocesan bishop | Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara SDS |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Rubén López Ardón |
founding | 1962 |
surface | 7,298 km² |
Parishes | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 1,394,319 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 1,116,744 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 80.1% |
Diocesan priest | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 23,266 |
Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 41 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario |
address | Obispado, Apartado 16, Estelí, Nicaragua |
The Diocese of Estelí ( Latin Dioecesis Esteliensis , Spanish diócesis de Estelí ) is in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic diocese based in Estelí . It includes the three departments of Estelí , Madriz and Nueva Segovia .
history
With the Apostolic Constitution Supremi muneris , Pope John XXIII. the diocese on December 17, 1962 from territory of the Diocese of León en Nicaragua .
Bishops of Estelí
- Clemente Carranza y López (January 12, 1963– February 7, 1978, died)
- Rubén López Ardón (January 2, 1979– March 6, 1990, resigned)
- Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara SDB (since March 6, 1990)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Estelí diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the diocese of Estelí on Giga-Catholic (English)