Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

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Country Nicaragua Denomination Roman Catholic Area 12,435 km²		Parishes 16 Rite Roman Rite

Metropolitan Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)314,000263,000 (83.8%) Ecclesiastical provinces Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua, Leopoldo Brenes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa (erected 21 July 1962, as the Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.

Ordinaries

Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (1962–1970)

Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (1970–1993) – Bishop Emeritus

Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (1995–2003)

René Sócrates Sándigo Jiron (2004–)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa Wikipedia

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