Estelí diocese
| Estelí diocese | |
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| 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)
