Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua
- There is also a Diocese of Nicaragua (and a Bishop of Nicaragua) in the Anglican Church in Central America.
Diocese of León in Nicaragua Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua Diócesis de León | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
| Metropolitan | Managua |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,862 km2 (3,808 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 980,000 894,000 (91.2%) |
| Parishes | 54 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 November 1534 (489 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de la Asunción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | César Bosco Vivas Robelo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Leopoldo Brenes |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[1][2]
Ordinaries
Diocese of Nicaragua
Erected November 3, 1534
- Venerable Diego Alvarez de Osorio (26 Feb 1531 – May 1536 Died)[3]
- Francisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. (5 Dec 1537 – 6 Oct 1540 Died)[3]
- Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P. (29 Feb 1544 – 26 Feb 1549 Died)[3]
- Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555)[4]
- Fernando González de Bariodero (18 Dec 1555 – )[3]
- Vicar Capitular, Father Juan Alvarez (1555–1557)[4]
- Lázaro Carrasco (1557 – 20 Nov 1562 Died)[3]
- Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (28 Apr 1564 – Dec 1566 Died)[3]
- Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. (2 Jun 1568 – 18 Jun 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[3]
- Antonio de Zayas (bishop), O.F.M. (19 Jan 1575 – 8 Mar 1582 Resigned)[3]
- Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. (4 Feb 1585 – 9 Dec 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)[3]
- Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A. (22 May 1592 – 19 Mar 1593 Died)[3][5]
- Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (31 Mar 1594 – 1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)[3]
- Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M. (28 Jul 1597 – 1603 Died)[3][5]
- Pedro de Villarreal (22 Oct 1603 – 1619 Died)[3][5]
- Benito Rodriguez Valtodano, O.S.B. (17 Mar 1621 – 1629 Died)[5]
- Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (12 Aug 1630 – 5 Jul 1631 Died)[5]
- Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (29 Mar 1632 – 19 Nov 1632 Died)[5]
- Fernando Núñez Sagredo, O.SS.T. (14 Mar 1633 – 31 Mar 1639 Died)[5]
- Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila)[6][7]
- Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño), O.F.M. (14 Nov 1644 – 18 Aug 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)[5]
- Tomás Manso, O.F.M. (29 Apr 1658 – 1659 Died)[5]
- Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M. (19 Dec 1661 – Dec 1662 Died)[5]
- Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1 Sep 1670 – 9 Jun 1674 Died)[8] Vicar Capitular from 1660
- Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. (13 Sep 1677 – 15 Feb 1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[8]
- Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M. (8 Mar 1683 – 25 Nov 1685 Died)[8]
- Nicolás Delgado, O.F.M. (12 May 1687 – 25 Nov 1698 Died)[8]
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (21 Nov 1701 – 14 May 1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)[8]
- Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem. (3 Oct 1708 – 7 Oct 1716 Died)[8]
- Andrés Quiles Galindo, O.F.M. (9 Feb 1718 – 2 Jul 1719 Died)[9]
- José Xirón de Alvarado, O.P. (28 May 1721 – 21 Jun 1724 Died)[8]
- Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio, O.S.A. (1 Jul 1726 Appointed – 25 Dec 1735 Died)[8]
- Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (3 Mar 1738 – 6 Feb 1741 Died)
- Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (2 Dec 1743 – 19 Jul 1748 Died)
- Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (20 Oct 1749 – 28 May 1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)
- José Antonio Flores de Rivera (23 Jul 1753 – Dec 1756 Died)
- Matías José de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso, O.S.A. (26 Sep 1757 – 2 Feb 1762 Died)
- Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (27 Mar 1765 – 14 Apr 1774 Died)
- Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (11 Sep 1775 – 15 Dec 1783 Appointed, Bishop of Durango)
- Juan Félix de Villegas (14 Feb 1785 – 23 Sep 1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
- Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (12 Sep 1794 – 18 Dec 1795 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara)
- José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (24 Jul 1797 – 25 May 1803 Died)
- Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (28 May 1804 – 15 May 1806 Died)
- Nicolás García Jerez, O.P. (17 Nov 1806 – 31 Jul 1825 Died)
- Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (5 Nov 1849 – 25 Jul 1853 Died)
- José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (30 Nov 1854 – 20 Sep 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
- Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (20 Sep 1867 Succeeded – 25 Jan 1879 Died)
- Francisco Ulloa y Larios (19 Oct 1880 – 25 Jul 1896 Retired)
- Simeón Pereira y Castellón (30 Jul 1902 – 29 Jan 1921 Died)
Diocese of León en Nicaragua
Name changed: December 2, 1913
- Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (21 Nov 1921 – 28 Mar 1945 Died)
- Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (13 Jun 1946 – 14 Apr 1969 Resigned)
- Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (30 Jan 1973 – 19 Dec 1981 Resigned)
- Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (18 Jun 1982 – 2 Apr 1991 Retired)
- César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2 Apr 1991 – )
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1850 | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica | |
| 1913 | Diocese of Granada Archdiocese of Managua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields | |
| 1962 | Diocese of Esteli |
Metropolitans
Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.
- Archdiocese of Seville (1534 − 1547)
- Archdiocese of Lima (1547 − 1743)
- Archdiocese of Guatemala (1743 − 1913)
- Archdiocese of Managua (1913 − )
See also
References
- ^ "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo. Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ Cumplido, Ignacio (1836). Segundo calendario portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, para el año de 1837. Calle de los Rebeldes No. 2, Mexico City: Printed by his owner at his office in charge. p. 26. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe. The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7. p. 612.
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