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Nicaragua

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
26 May 1945 Lorenzo Cardinal AntonettiPresident Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia
12 Apr 1952 Archbishop Paolo GiglioApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
13 Mar 1954 Andrea Cardinal Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloArchpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}, Roman Curia
11 Jul 1954 Bishop Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M.Bishop Emeritus of Granada
6 Feb 1955 Bishop Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez VílchezBishop Emeritus of Jinotega
10 Aug 1958 Miguel Cardinal Obando Bravo, S.D.B.Archbishop Emeritus of Managua
28 Jun 1961 Bishop Bernardo Hombach LütkermeierBishop of Granada
22 Dec 1961 Bishop Rubén López ArdónBishop Emeritus of Esteli
15 Aug 1962 Archbishop Luigi TravaglinoOfficial of the Secretariat of State, Roman Curia
29 Jun 1969 Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Iran
17 May 1970 Bishop César Bosco Vivas RobeloBishop of León en Nicaragua
31 May 1970 Archbishop Henryk Józef NowackiApostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua
3 Sep 1970 Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields
1 Jun 1974 Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap.Auxiliary Bishop of Bluefields
16 Aug 1974 Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes SolórzanoArchbishop of Managua
15 Aug 1976 Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Bishop of Esteli
10 Jan 1982 Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Bishop of Jinotega
29 Mar 1985 Bishop Jorge Solórzano PérezBishop of Matagalpa
15 Nov 1986 Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
11 Jul 1992 Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo JironBishop of Juigalpa

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