Suffragan diocese León, Nicaragua
Diocese of León
Leonen(sis) in Nicaragua
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese seated in Leon, Nicaragua, erected on 3 November 1534, one of the oldest sees in the Americas. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua and its seat is the Catedral Basilica de la Asuncion (Leon Cathedral), a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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- Established
- 1534
- Catholics
- 820,120
- Priests
- 97
- Territory
- 10,279 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Socrates Rene Sandigo Jiron
- Born
- 19 April 1965
- Birthplace
- Diria
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The cathedral
Catedral Basilica de la Asuncion, Leon stands in León, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Dating to 3 November 1534, the Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. A separate Diocese of Nicaragua, with its own Bishop of Nicaragua, also exists in the Anglican Church in Central America.