Roman Catholic diocese in Nicaragua
- There is also a Diocese of Nicaragua (and a Bishop of Nicaragua) in the Anglican Church in Central America.
José Antonio de Flores y Ribera, bishop of Nicaragua between 1753 and 1756.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[1][2]
Bishops
- Diocese of Nicaragua
- Erected November 3, 1534
- Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555)[4]
- 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 (1568–1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[3]
- Antonio de Zayas (bishop) (1575–1582 Resigned)[3]
- Domingo de Ulloa (1585–1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)[3]
- Jerónimo de Escobar (1592–1593 Died)[3][5]
- Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594–1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)[3]
- Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo (1597–1603 Died)[3][5]
- Pedro de Villarreal (1603–1619 Died)[3][5]
- Benito Rodríguez Valtodano (1621–1629 Died)[5]
- Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo (1630–1631 Died)[5]
- Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1632–1632 Died)[5]
- Fernando Núñez Sagredo (1633–1639 Died)[5]
- Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila)[6][7]
- Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño) (1644–1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)[5]
- Tomás Manso (1658–1659 Died)[5]
- Juan de la Torre y Castro (1661–1662 Died)[5]
- Alfonso Bravo de Laguna (1670–1674 Died)[8] Vicar Capitular from 1660
- Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo (1677–1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[8]
- Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1683–1685 Died)[8]
- Nicolás Delgado (1687–1698 Died)[8]
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo (1701–1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)[8]
- Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi (1708–1716 Died)[8]
- Andrés Quiles Galindo (1718–1719 Died)[9]
- José Xirón de Alvarado (1721–1724 Died)[8]
- Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio (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 (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 (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
Coadjutor bishops
Auxiliary bishop
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256–257. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Blanco Segura, Ricardo (1984). Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica. ISBN 9789977640792.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7. A. L. Bancroft. pp. 612.
Andrés Quiles Galindo.
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