Jinotega diocese
| Jinotega diocese | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Managua |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez OFM |
| founding | 1982 |
| surface | 9,755 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 343,566 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 331,440 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 96.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,048 |
| Friars | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Juan |
| address | Obispado, Farmacia San Juan 1/2 C. al este, Jinotega, Nicaragua |
The Diocese of Jinotega ( Latin Dioecesis Xinotegana , Spanish diócesis de Jinotega ) is in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic diocese based in Jinotega . It includes the Jinotega Department .
history
With the Apostolic Constitution Libenti quidem animo , Pope John Paul II founded the territorial prelature of Jinotega on June 18, 1982 from cession of territory by the diocese of Matagalpa . On April 30, 1991 she was raised to the diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Quod Praelatura Xinotegana .
Ordinaries
Prelate of Jinotega
- Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez (1982–1991)
Bishops of Jinotega
- Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez (1991-2005)
- Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez OFM (since 2005)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Jinotega on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry about the Diocese of Jinotega on Giga-Catholic (English)
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