Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua

:There is also a Diocese of Nicaragua (and a Bishop of Nicaragua) in the Anglican Church in Central America.

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Diocese

| name = León in Nicaragua

| latin = Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua

| local = Diócesis de León

| image = Leon Cathedral 2018.jpg

| image_size = frameless

| image_alt =

| caption = Catedral Basílica de la Asunción

| coat = Escudo de la Diócesis de León.png

| country = {{flag|Nicaragua}}

| metropolitan = Managua

| territory =

| province = Province of Managua

| coordinates =

| area_km2 = 9,862

| population = 980,000

| population_as_of = 2013

| catholics = 894,000

| catholics_percent = 91.2

| parishes = 54

| churches =

| congregations =

| schools =

| members =

| denomination = Roman Catholic

| rite = Roman Rite

| established = 3 November 1534 ({{age|1534|11|3}} years ago)

| cathedral = Catedral Basílica de la Asunción

| cocathedral =

| patron =

| priests =

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

| bishop_title = Bishop

| bishop = Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón

| metro_archbishop = Leopoldo Brenes

| coadjutor =

| auxiliary_bishops =

| vicar_general =

| emeritus_bishops =

| map = Nicaragua - Diocesi di León en Nicaragua.png

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}}

File:José Antonio de Flores y Ribera.jpg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/leon2.htm "Diocese of León"] GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dleni.html "Diocese of León en Nicaragua "] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016{{Self-published source|date=February 2017}}

Bishops

;Diocese of Nicaragua

;Erected November 3, 1534

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Diego Álvarez de Osorio (1531–1536 Died){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol03eube#page/256/mode/2up|first=Konrad|last=Eubel|author-link=Konrad Eubel|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi |volume=III|pages=256–257|date=1923|publisher=Libreria Regensbergiana|location=Münster|edition=second}} (in Latin)
Francisco de Mendavia (1537–1540 Died)
Antonio de Valdivieso (1544–1549 Died)

::Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zs3pF6_bMSEC&pg=PA42|first=Ricardo|last=Blanco Segura|title=Obispos, arzobispos y representantes de la Santa Sede en Costa Rica|year=1984|isbn=9789977640792}}

Fernando González de Bariodero (1555– )

::Vicar Capitular, Father Juan Alvarez (1555–1557)

Lázaro Carrasco (1557–1562 Died)
Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (1564–1566 Died)
Pedro Gómez de Córdoba (1568–1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
Antonio de Zayas (bishop) (1575–1582 Resigned)
Domingo de Ulloa (1585–1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)
Jerónimo de Escobar (1592–1593 Died){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol04eubeuoft#page/258/mode/2up|last1=Gauchat|first1=Patritius (Patrice)|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi | volume=IV|pages=258|date=1935|publisher=Libraria Regensbergiana|location=Münster}} (in Latin)
Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594–1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)
Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo (1597–1603 Died)
Pedro de Villarreal (1603–1619 Died)
Benito Rodríguez Valtodano (1621–1629 Died)
Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo (1630–1631 Died)
Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1632–1632 Died)
Fernando Núñez Sagredo (1633–1639 Died)
Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila){{cite book |last1=Cumplido |first1=Ignacio |title=Segundo calendario portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, para el año de 1837 |date=1836 |publisher=Printed by his owner at his office in charge |location=Calle de los Rebeldes No. 2, Mexico City |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HLoE94fZToAC&q=miguel+de+poblete+nicaragua&pg=PA26 |access-date=24 September 2018}}{{cite web |title=The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present) |url=http://manilacathedral.com.ph/archbishop-manila.aspx |publisher=Manila Cathedral Website |access-date=24 September 2018 |language=en}}
Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño) (1644–1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
Tomás Manso (1658–1659 Died)
Juan de la Torre y Castro (1661–1662 Died)
Alfonso Bravo de Laguna (1670–1674 Died){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol05eubeuoft#page/286/mode/2up|last1=Ritzler|first1=Remigius|last2=Sefrin|first2=Pirminus|title=Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi |volume= V|pages=287|date=1952|publisher=Messagero di S. Antonio|location=Patavii}} (in Latin) Vicar Capitular from 1660
Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo (1677–1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1683–1685 Died)
Nicolás Delgado (1687–1698 Died)
Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo (1701–1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)
Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi (1708–1716 Died)
Andrés Quiles Galindo (1718–1719 Died){{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/workshuberthowe48bancgoog|quote=Andrés Quiles Galindo.|first=Hubert Howe |last=Bancroft|title=The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7|publisher=A. L. Bancroft|year=1883|pages=[https://archive.org/details/workshuberthowe48bancgoog/page/n636 612] }}
José Xirón de Alvarado (1721–1724 Died)
Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio (1726–1735 Died)
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)

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;Diocese of León en Nicaragua

;Name changed: December 2, 1913

Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (21 November 1921 – 28 March 1945 Died)
Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (13 June 1946 – 14 April 1969 Resigned)
Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (30 January 1973 – 19 December 1981 Resigned)
Julián Luis Barni Spotti (18 June 1982 – 2 April 1991 Retired)
César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2 April 1991 – 29 June 2019 Retired)
Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón (29 June 2019 – present)

=Coadjutor bishops=

Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1865-1867)
Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1895-1902)

=Auxiliary bishop=

Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1969-1973), appointed bishop here

=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=

Isidro Carrillo y Salazar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua in 1913
Canuto José Reyes y Balladares, appointed Bishop of Granada in 1915
Octavio José Calderón y Padilla, appointed Bishop of Matagalpa in 1946

Territorial losses

Year \|\| width="225" \|Along with \|\| width="225" \|To form
class="wikitable"
valign="top" \| 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.

Archdiocese of Seville (1534 − 1547)
Archdiocese of Lima (1547 − 1743)
Archdiocese of Guatemala (1743 − 1913)
Archdiocese of Managua (1913 − )

References

Leon en Nicaragua

Category:1534 establishments in the Spanish Empire