Diocese of Matagalpa
Matagalpen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Latin rite diocese seated in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, erected on 19 December 1924. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua and its seat is the Cathedral of St. Peter. Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez Lagos, imprisoned and then expelled by the Ortega government in January 2024, remains its bishop from exile by decision of the Holy See.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 December 1924
- Latin
- Matagalpen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002183
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 628,000
- Population
- 656,000
- Catholic share
- 95.7%
- Priests
- 55
- Catholics per priest
- 11,418
- Extent
- 6,794 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 92
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Rolando Jose Alvarez Lagos
- Born
- 27 November 1966
- Birthplace
- Managua
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Peter stands in Matagalpa, 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.
The province of Managua
A suffragan of Managua.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of ManaguaManagua
- Diocese of BluefieldsBluefields
- Diocese of EstelíEstelí
- Diocese of GranadaGranada
- Diocese of JinotegaJinotega
- Diocese of JuigalpaJuigalpa
- Diocese of LeónLeón
- Diocese of SiunaSiuna
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].