Diocese of Siuna
| Diocese of Siuna | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Managua |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon OFMCap |
| founding | 2017 |
| surface | 39,710 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (2017) |
| Residents | 536,568 (2017) |
| Catholics | 363,160 (2017) |
| proportion of | 67.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (2017) |
| Religious priest | 2 (2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 22,698 |
| Friars | 2 (2017) |
| Religious sisters | 24 (2017) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora de Fátima |
The Diocese of Siuna ( Latin Dioecesis Siunaënsis , Spanish diócesis de Siuna ) is in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic diocese based in Siuna . It includes the autonomous region of Costa Caribe Norte .
history
The diocese of Siuna was established on November 30, 2017 by Pope Francis from cession of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate Bluefields and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Managua as a suffragan diocese. The first bishop was David Albin Zywiec Sidor, OFMCap .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elevazione a Diocesi del Vicariato Apostolico di Blue Fields, creazione della nuova Diocesi di Siuna (Nicaragua) e dei primi Vescovi nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 30, 2017, accessed November 30, 2017 (Italian).
- ↑ Catedral Nuestra Señora de Fátima on gcatholic.org (English)