Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua

The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[1][2]

There is also a Diocese of Nicaragua (and a Bishop of Nicaragua) in the Anglican Church in Central America.

Diocese of León in Nicaragua Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua Diócesis de León
Catedral Basílica de la Asunción
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Managua
Statistics
Area	9,862 km^2 (3,808 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 980,000 894,000 (91.2%)
Parishes	54
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 November 1534 (486 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica de la Asunción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leopoldo Brenes
Map

The Most Reverend José Antonio de Flores y Ribera, bishop of Nicaragua between 1753 and 1756.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Diocese of Nicaragua

Erected November 3, 1534

• Venerable Diego Alvarez de Osorio (1531–1536 Died)[3]
• Francisco de Mendavia, O.S.H. (1537–1540 Died)[3]
• Antonio de Valdivieso, O.P. (1544–1549 Died)[3]

Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555)[4]

• Fernando González de Bariodero (1555– )[3]

Vicar Capitular, Father Juan Alvarez (1555–1557)[4]

• Lázaro Carrasco (1557–1562 Died)[3]
• Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (1564–1566 Died)[3]
• Pedro Gómez de Córdoba, O.S.H. (1568–1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[3]
• Antonio de Zayas (bishop), O.F.M. (1575–1582 Resigned)[3]
• Domingo de Ulloa, O.P. (1585–1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)[3]
• Jerónimo de Escobar, O.S.A. (1592–1593 Died)[3][5]
• Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594–1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)[3]
• Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo, O.F.M. (1597–1603 Died)[3][5]
• Pedro de Villarreal (1603–1619 Died)[3][5]
• Benito Rodríguez Valtodano, O.S.B. (1621–1629 Died)[5]
• Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (1630–1631 Died)[5]
• Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1632–1632 Died)[5]
• Fernando Núñez Sagredo, O.SS.T. (1633–1639 Died)[5]
• Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila)[6][7]
• Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño), O.F.M. (1644–1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)[5]
• Tomás Manso, O.F.M. (1658–1659 Died)[5]
• Juan de la Torre y Castro, O.F.M. (1661–1662 Died)[5]
• Alfonso Bravo de Laguna, O.F.M. (1670–1674 Died)[8] Vicar Capitular from 1660
• Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo, O. de M. (1677–1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[8]
• Juan de Rojas y Asúa, O. de M. (1683–1685 Died)[8]
• Nicolás Delgado, O.F.M. (1687–1698 Died)[8]
• Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo, O.SS.T. (1701–1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)[8]
• Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi, O. Praem. (1708–1716 Died)[8]
• Andrés Quiles Galindo, O.F.M. (1718–1719 Died)[9]
• José Xirón de Alvarado, O.P. (1721–1724 Died)[8]
• Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio, O.S.A. (1726–1735 Died)[8]
• Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (1738–1741 Died)
• Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (1743–1748 Died)
• Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (1749–1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)
• José Antonio Flores de Rivera (1753–1756 Died)
• Matías José de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso, O.S.A. (1757–1762 Died)
• Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (1765–1774 Died)
• Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (1775–1783 Appointed, Bishop of Durango)
• Juan Félix de Villegas (1785–1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
• Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (1794–1795 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara)
• José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (1797–1803 Died)
• Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (1804–1806 Died)
• Nicolás García Jerez, O.P. (1806–1825 Died)
• Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (1849–1853 Died)
• José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (1854–1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
• Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1867–1879 Died)
• Francisco Ulloa y Larios (1880–1896 Retired)
• Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1902–1921 Died)

Diocese of León en Nicaragua

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 – 29 Jun 2019 Retired)
• Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón (29 Jun 2019 - actually)

Coadjutor bishops

• Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1865-1867)
• Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1895-1902)

Auxiliary bishop

• Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1969-1973), appinted Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Isidro Carrillo y Salazar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua in 1913
• Canuto José Reyes y Balladares, appointed Bishop of Granada in 1915
• Octavio José Calderón y Padilla, appointed Bishop of Matagalpa in 1946

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1850		Diocese of San José de Costa Rica
1913		Diocese of Granada Archdiocese of Managua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields
1962		Diocese of Esteli

Metropolitans

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 − )

See also

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References

1. "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016
2. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016
3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
4. Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
5. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
6. Cumplido, Ignacio (1836). Segundo calendario portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, para el año de 1837. Calle de los Rebeldes No. 2, Mexico City: Printed by his owner at his office in charge. p. 26. Retrieved 24 September 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)
7. "The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
8. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
9. Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7. A. L. Bancroft. pp. 612. Andrés Quiles Galindo.