Archdiocese of Managua
| Archdiocese of Managua | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Nicaragua |
| Diocesan bishop | Leopoldo José Cardinal Brenes Solórzano |
| Auxiliary bishop | Silvio José Báez Ortega OCD |
| founding | 1913 |
| surface | 5,312 km² |
| Parishes | 115 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,863,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 2,168,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 75.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 166 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 71 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,148 |
| Friars | 113 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 270 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de la Purísima Concepción |
| Website | www.curiamanagua.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Bluefields Diocese of Estelí Diocese of Granada Diocese of Jinotega Diocese of Juigalpa Diocese of León en Nicaragua Diocese of Matagalpa Diocese of Siuna |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua ( lat. : Archidioecesis Managuensis , span. : Arquidiócesis de Managua ) is in Nicaragua located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Managua .
history
The Archdiocese of Managua was established on December 2, 1913 by Pope Pius X with the papal bull Quum iuxta apostolicum effatum from cessions of territory of the Diocese of León en Nicaragua . On December 19, 1924, the Archdiocese of Managua gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Matagalpa .
Archbishops of Managua
- José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega , 1913–1952
- Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto , 1952–1968
- Miguel Cardinal Obando Bravo SDB , 1970-2005
- Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano , since 2005
Web links
Commons : Archdiocese of Managua - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Managua (Spanish)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Managua on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
