The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a metropolitan diocese, and its

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, 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 ce ...

, 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 Miguel Obando y Bravo, SDB (2 February 1926 – 3 June 2018) was a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Managua from 1970 to 2005. Pope John Paul II created him a cardinal in 1985. Life Obando was born in La Lib ...

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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 (1966-1970) * César Bosco Vivas Robelo (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 * Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Esteli *

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(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