Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua

Archdiocese of Managua Archidioecesis Managuensis Arquidiócesis de Managua
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Statistics
Area	5,210 km2 (2,010 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2013) 2,721,000 2,061,000 (75.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 December 1913 (111 years ago)
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Leopoldo Brenes
Auxiliary Bishops	Silvio José Báez, OCD
Map
Website
Official Site

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a metropolitan diocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.

Ordinaries

• Archbishop José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega (1913–1952)
• Archbishop Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1952–1968)
• Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, SDB (1970–2005)
• Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (2005–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

• Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1938-1952)

Auxiliary bishops

• Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1913-1924), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
• Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo (1953-1968)
• Donaldo Chávez Núñez (1966-1970)
• César Bosco Vivas Robelo (1981-1991), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
• Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (1988-1991), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa (but would later return here as Archbishop); future Cardinal
• Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, SDB (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Esteli
• Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2000-2005), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
• Silvio José Báez Ortega, OCD (2009-

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

• "Archdiocese of Managua". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02. ^{[self-published]}

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