Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa

Diocese of Matagalpa Dioecesis Matagalpensis
Cathedral of St. Peter in 2013
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	6,794 km2 (2,623 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 500,000 480,000 (96%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	19 December 1924 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Peter
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Rolando José Álvarez Lagos
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa (erected 19 December 1924) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

• Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1924–1931)
• Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1932–1938). appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Managua
• Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (1939–1946), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
• Octavio José Calderón y Padilla (1946–1970)
• Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (1970–1982), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua
• Carlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. (1982–1991)
• Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (1991–2005), appointed Archbishop of Managua
• Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2005–2010), appointed Bishop of Granada
• Rolando José Álvarez Lagos (since 2011)

• Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (1968-1970), appointed Archbishop of Managua (Cardinal in 1985)

• Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez, appointed Bishop of Jinotega in 1982

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

• "Diocese of Matagalpa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-03. ^{[self-published]}