Metropolitan see Managua, Nicaragua
Archdiocese of Managua
Managuen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese seated in Managua, Nicaragua, erected on 2 December 1913. Its suffragans are Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, Leon en Nicaragua and Matagalpa, and its seat is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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- Established
- 1913
- Catholics
- 2,331,000
- Priests
- 253
- Territory
- 5,157 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano
- Born
- 7 March 1949
- Birthplace
- Ticuantepe
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The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Managua, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Erected on 2 December 1913, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua serves as a metropolitan diocese whose suffragan sees include Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.
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