Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Managua

Nicaragua

Continent: Central America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese , Primatial See of Nicaragua

Name: Managua / Managuen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Bluefields, Estelí, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León, Matagalpa, Siuna

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

1913.12.02: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Managua / Managuen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of León and with suffragan sees Granada, León and Bluefields)
1924.12.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Matagalpa and gained suffragan see Matagalpa
1962.07.21: Gained suffragan see Juigalpa
1962.12.17: Gained suffragan see Estelí
1982.06.18: Gained suffragan see Jinotega
2017.11.30: Gained suffragan see Siuna

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1983.03, 1996.02)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2005.04.01 – ...):

Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (75)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

Auxiliary Bishop (2009.04.09 – ...):

Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. (66)

Titular Bishop of Zica

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Managua (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (75)
(2005.04.01 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello
Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua)
Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua

Tú me has enviado

Born:	1949.03.07 (Ticuantepe, Nicaragua)
Ordained Priest:	1974.08.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.03.19
Created Cardinal:	2014.02.22

Priest of Managua (Nicaragua) (1974.08.16 – 1988.02.13)

Titular Bishop of Maturba (1988.02.13 – 1991.11.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Managua (Nicaragua) (1988.02.13 – 1991.11.02)

Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua) (1991.11.02 – 2005.04.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) (2005.04.01 – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (2005.11 – 2011.11)

President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (2011 – 2012.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello (2014.02.22 [2014.10.05] – ...)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (2014.11.18 – 2017.11.15)

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2019.05.15 – 2023.05.17)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (2020.11 – 2021.11.18)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (2021.11.18 – ...)

Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.
(1970.02.16 – 2005.04.01)

Omnibus omnia factus

Born:	1926.02.02 (La Libertad, Nicaragua)
Ordained Priest:	1958.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.03.31
Created Cardinal:	1985.05.25
Died:	2018.06.03 (Managua, Nicaragua † 92)

Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena (1968.01.18 – 1970.02.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua) (1968.01.18 – 1970.02.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) (1970.02.16 – 2005.04.01)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (1971 – 1975)

President of Episcopal Secretariat of Central America and Panama (1976 – 1981)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (1979 – 1983)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (1985 – 1989)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto (1985.05.25 – 2018.06.03)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (1993 – 1997)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (1999 – 2005)

Archbishop Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto
(1952.01.06 – 1968.06.17)

Born:	1884.04.05 (Nicaragua)
Ordained Priest:	1907.04.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1932.05.01
Died:	1968.06.17 († 84)

Bishop of Matagalpa (Nicaragua) (1932.01.29 – 1938.04.09)

Titular Archbishop of Odessus (1938.04.09 – 1952.01.06)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) (1938.04.09 – 1952.01.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) (1952.01.06 – 1968.06.17)

President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (1963 – 1968.06.17)

Archbishop José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega
(1913.12.10 – 1952.01.06)

Born:	1865.04.10 (Nicaragua)
Ordained Priest:	1888.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1914.05.03
Died:	1952.01.06 († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) (1913.12.10 – 1952.01.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1938.04.09 – 1952.01.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez (63) (2000.06.17 – 2005.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (75) (later Cardinal) (1988.02.13 – 1991.11.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. (77) (1988.02.13 – 1990.03.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop César Bosco Vivas Robelo (1981.10.08 – 1991.04.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Donaldo Chávez Núñez (later Fr.) (1966.02.15 – 1970.02.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo (1953.08.09 – 1968.06.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1913.12.11 – 1924.12.24)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Metropolitana de la Purísima Concepción, Managua, Managua
Former Cathedral: Antigua Catedral Santiago de Los Caballeros, Managua, Managua
Minor Basilica: Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Masaya, Masaya
Minor Basilica: Basílica San Sebastián, Diriamba, Carazo
Former Minor Basilica (now ruined): Basílica de San Antonio, Managua, Managua
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

León (↖), Matagalpa (↑), Granada (→)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 5,157 km²

Population: 2,308,000 Catholics (85.3% of 2,706,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 118 parishes

Personnel: 195 priests (172 diocesan, 23 religious), 335 religious (65 brothers, 270 sisters), 69 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

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