Diocese of granada
| Diocese of granada | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Nicaragua |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Managua |
| Diocesan bishop | Jorge Solórzano Pérez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier |
| founding | 1913 |
| surface | 7,453 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 623,951 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 566,716 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 84 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,440 |
| Friars | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 161 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
| address | Obispado, Plaza Independencia 1, Granada, Nicaragua |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada ( Latin Dioecesis granadensis , Spanish diócesis de Granada ) is an in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Granada . It includes the three departments of Granada , Rivas and Boaco .
history
Pope Pius X. founded the diocese on December 2, 1913 from cessions of territory from the diocese of León en Nicaragua . On July 21, 1962, it lost part of the territory to the Juigalpa Territorial Prelature .
Bishops of Granada
- José Candida Piñol y Batres (December 10, 1913 - July 10, 1915; resigned)
- Canuto José Reyes y Balladares (July 12, 1915 - November 3, 1951; died)
- Marco Antonio García y Suárez (March 17, 1953 - July 14, 1972; resigned)
- Leovigildo López Fitoria CM (July 7, 1972 - December 15, 2003; retired)
- Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (December 15, 2003 - March 11, 2010; retired)
- Jorge Solórzano Pérez (since March 11, 2010)
See also
Web links
- Entry about the diocese of Granada on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the diocese of Granada on Giga-Catholic (English)
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