Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Nicaragua

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
12,435 km²

Parishes
  
16

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

Metropolitan
  
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 314,000 263,000 (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
    (Text) CC BY-SA