Diocese of León in Nicaragua
Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua
Diócesis de León
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Location | |
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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 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3 November 1534 (489 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de la Asunción |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón |
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]
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 |
Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.
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