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Church in

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

comprises one

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headed by an

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. The province is in turn subdivided into 9

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s and 1

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each headed by a

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or an

List of dioceses

Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

Ecclesiastical province of Managua

* Archdiocese of Managua ** 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

References

Catholic-Hierarchy entry

{{Roman Catholic dioceses in the Nicaragua *

Catholic dioceses