Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa

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Country Nicaragua Denomination Roman Catholic Area 6,794 km²		Parishes 15 Rite Roman Rite

Metropolitan Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)500,000480,000 (96%) Ecclesiastical provinces Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua, Leopoldo Brenes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa (erected 19 December 1924) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Ordinaries

Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1924 - 1931)

Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1932 - 1938)

Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (1939 - 1946)

Octavio José Calderón y Padilla (1946 - 1970)

Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (1970 - 1982)

Carlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. (1982 - 1991)

Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (1991 - 2005)

Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2005 — 2010)

Rolando José Álvarez Lagos (since 2011)

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