Suffragan diocese Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Diocese of Matagalpa
Matagalpen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1924
- Catholics
- 628,000
- Priests
- 55
- Territory
- 6,794 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
- Rolando Jose Alvarez Lagos
- Born
- 27 November 1966
- Birthplace
- Managua
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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.