Archdiocese of Managua
Managuen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Managua, Nicaragua
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese seated in Managua, Nicaragua, erected on 2 December 1913. Its suffragans are Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, Leon en Nicaragua and Matagalpa, and its seat is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 December 1913
- Latin
- Managuen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002131
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,331,000
- Population
- 2,733,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.3%
- Priests
- 253
- Catholics per priest
- 9,213
- Extent
- 5,157 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 452
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano
- Born
- 7 March 1949
- Birthplace
- Ticuantepe
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Managua, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Managua
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BluefieldsBluefields
- Diocese of EstelíEstelí
- Diocese of GranadaGranada
- Diocese of JinotegaJinotega
- Diocese of JuigalpaJuigalpa
- Diocese of LeónLeón
- Diocese of MatagalpaMatagalpa
- Diocese of SiunaSiuna
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 2 December 1913, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua serves as a metropolitan diocese whose suffragan sees include Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.