Diocese of Juigalpa
| Diocese of Juigalpa | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Managua |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 14,002 km² |
| Parishes | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 400,977 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 320,782 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,457 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 41 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
The Diocese of Juigalpa ( Latin Dioecesis Iuigalpensis , Spanish diócesis de Juigalpa ) is in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic diocese based in Juigalpa . It includes the departments of Chontales and Río San Juan .
history
With the Apostolic Constitution Christi voluntas , Pope John XXIII. the territorial prelate Juigalpa on July 21, 1962. annexations of the Diocese of Granada . On April 30, 1991 she was raised to the diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Dilectis sane .
Ordinaries
Prelates of Juigalpa
- Julián Luis Barni Spotti OFM (August 14, 1962– June 22, 1970, then Bishop of Matagalpa )
- Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (November 16, 1970– April 30, 1991)
Bishops of Juigalpa
- Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (April 30, 1991– October 29, 1993, resigned)
- Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (February 28, 1995– December 15, 2003, then Bishop of Granada )
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René Sócrates Sándigo Jiron (October 28, 2004– June 29, 2019)
- Sedis vacancy since June 29, 2019
See also
Web links
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