The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a

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, and its

suffragan diocese A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ...

s include Bluefields, Esteli,

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Jinotega Jinotega () (derived from Náhuatl: ''Xiotenko'' ‘place next to the jiñocuajo trees’) is the capital city of the Department of Jinotega in north-central Nicaragua. The city is located in a long valley surrounded by the cool climate and Da ...

Juigalpa Juigalpa () is the municipal seat of Juigalpa Municipality and the capital city of the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. It is located within the municipality of Juigalpa, approximately 140 km east of Managua on Carretera Rama, in the centr ...

, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.

Bishops

Ordinaries

*Archbishop José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega (1913–1952) *Archbishop Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1952–1968) *Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo,

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(1970–2005) *Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (2005–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

* Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1938-1952)

Auxiliary bishops

* Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1913-1924), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa * Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo (1953-1968) *

Donaldo Chávez Núñez Donaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Donaldo Arza (born 1946), Panamanian track and field athlete * Donaldo González (born 1971), Panamanian footballer * Donaldo Macedo (born 1950), American academic * Donaldo Ménd ...

(1966-1970) *

César Bosco Vivas Robelo César Bosco Vivas Robelo (14 November 1941 – 23 June 2020) was a Nicaraguan Roman Catholic bishop. Robelo was born in Masaya, Nicaragua and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archd ...

(1981-1991), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua * Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (1988-1991), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa (but would later return here as Archbishop); future Cardinal *

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, S.D.B. (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Esteli * Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2000-2005), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa * Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (2009-

Territorial losses

References

External links

* Roman Catholic dioceses in Nicaragua Christian organizations established in 1913 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1913 establishments in Nicaragua {{RC-diocese-stub