The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.
Erected November 3, 1534
Venerable Diego Alvarez de Osorio (26 Feb 1531 - May 1536 Died)Francisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. (5 Dec 1537 - 6 Oct 1540 Died)Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P. (29 Feb 1544 - 26 Feb 1549 Died)Fernando González de Bariodero (18 Dec 1555 - )Lázaro Carrasco (1557 - 20 Nov 1562 Died)Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (28 Apr 1564 - Dec 1566 Died)Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. (2 Jun 1568 - 18 Jun 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)Antonio de Zayas (bishop), O.F.M. (19 Jan 1575 - 8 Mar 1582 Resigned)Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. (4 Feb 1585 - 9 Dec 1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A. (22 May 1592 - 19 Mar 1593 Died)Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (31 Mar 1594 - 1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M. (28 Jul 1597 - 1603 Died)Pedro de Villarreal (22 Oct 1603 - 1619 Died)Benito Rodriguez Valtodano, O.S.B. (17 Mar 1621 - 1629 Died)Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (12 Aug 1630 - 5 Jul 1631 Died)Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (29 Mar 1632 - 19 Nov 1632 Died)Fernando Núñez Sagredo, O.SS.T. (14 Mar 1633 - 31 Mar 1639 Died)Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño), O.F.M. (14 Nov 1644 - 18 Aug 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)Tomás Manso, O.F.M. (29 Apr 1658 - 1659 Died)Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M. (19 Dec 1661 - Dec 1662 Died)Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1 Sep 1670 - 9 Jun 1674 Died) Vicar Capitular from 1660Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. (13 Sep 1677 - 15 Feb 1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M. (8 Mar 1683 - 25 Nov 1685 Died)Nicolás Delgado, O.F.M. (12 May 1687 - 25 Nov 1698 Died)Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (21 Nov 1701 - 14 May 1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem. (3 Oct 1708 - 7 Oct 1716 Died)Andrés Quiles Galindo, O.F.M. (9 Feb 1718 - 2 Jul 1719 Died)José Xirón de Alvarado, O.P. (28 May 1721 - 21 Jun 1724 Died)Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio, O.S.A. (1 Jul 1726 Appointed - 25 Dec 1735 Died)Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (3 Mar 1738 - 6 Feb 1741 Died)Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (2 Dec 1743 - 19 Jul 1748 Died)Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (20 Oct 1749- 28 May 1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)José Antonio Flores de Rivera (23 Jul 1753 - Dec 1756 Died)Matías José de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso, O.S.A. (26 Sep 1757 - 2 Feb 1762 Died)Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (27 Mar 1765 - 14 Apr 1774 Died)Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (11 Sep 1775 - 15 Dec 1783 Appointed, Bishop of Durango)Juan Félix de Villegas (14 Feb 1785 - 23 Sep 1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (12 Sep 1794 - 18 Dec 1795 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara)José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (24 Jul 1797 - 25 May 1803 Died)Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (28 May 1804 - 15 May 1806 Died)Nicolás García Jerez, O.P. (17 Nov 1806 - 31 Jul 1825 Died)Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (5 Nov 1849 - 25 Jul 1853 Died)José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (30 Nov 1854 - 20 Sep 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (20 Sep 1867 Succeeded - 25 Jan 1879 Died)Francisco Ulloa y Larios (19 Oct 1880 - 25 Jul 1896 Retired)Simeón Pereira y Castellón (30 Jul 1902 - 29 Jan 1921 Died)Name changed: December 2, 1913
Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (21 Nov 1921 - 28 Mar 1945 Died)Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (13 Jun 1946 - 14 Apr 1969 Resigned)Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (30 Jan 1973 - 19 Dec 1981 Resigned)Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (18 Jun 1982 - 2 Apr 1991 Retired)César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2 Apr 1991 - )Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.
Archdiocese of Seville (1534 − 1547)Archdiocese of Lima (1547 − 1743)Archdiocese of Guatemala (1743 − 1913)Archdiocese of Managua (1913 − )
