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Diocese of León en Nicaragua

Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 2 December 1913
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Managua
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nicaragua
  • Square Kilometers: 10,279 (3,970 Square Miles)
  • Description: León and Chinandega
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Costado sur de Catedral, León, Nicaragua
  • Telephone: 2311.4820

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Nicaragua
3 November 1534ErectedDiocese of Santo Domingo Diocese of Nicaragua (erected)
11 February 1547Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Nicaragua (From Seville (Spain) to Lima (Peru))
16 December 1743Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Nicaragua (From Lima (Peru) to Guatemala)
28 February 1850Territory LostDiocese of Nicaragua Diocese of San José de Costa Rica (erected) (Costa Rica)
2 December 1913Territory LostDiocese of Nicaragua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields (erected)
Diocese of Granada (erected)
Archdiocese of Managua (erected)
Diocese of León en Nicaragua
2 December 1913Name ChangedDiocese of Nicaragua Diocese of León en Nicaragua
15 January 1962Territory AddedArchdiocese of Tegucigalpa (Totecacinte below Portillo de Totecacinte and Murupuxi) Diocese of León en Nicaragua
17 December 1962Territory LostDiocese of León en Nicaragua (Esteli, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia) Diocese of Esteli (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of León en Nicaragua
1950318,285327,97497.0%3926654,896268351ap1951
1966187,252187,37299.9%2424483,901356623ap1967
1968274,720278,67598.6%2720475,845326618ap1971
1976332,700390,00085.3%2218408,317354632ap1977
1999619,082728,33285.0%5311649,6732209041ap2000
2000629,000739,00085.1%49116010,4834209041ap2001
2001667,000784,31885.0%55116610,1062209343ap2002
2002673,000791,00085.1%5812709,6142219643ap2003
2003667,000784,31885.0%5913729,2634229647ap2004
2004667,000784,31885.0%5911709,5284209647ap2005
2013894,000980,00091.2%72138510,5176195654ap2014
2016822,000905,00090.8%95131087,6115194855ap2017
2019848,000933,62090.8%96221187,1866296557ap2020
2021783,880863,02890.8%8314978,0818396457ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Nicaragua
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 157
  • Diocese of León en Nicaragua
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 407, and Page 408

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