Diocese of Leon ( Latin: Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Leon , Nicaragua . The Diocese of Leon extends its jurisdiction to the departments of Chinandega and Leon . The Diocese of Leon is a member of the Metropolitanate of Managua . The cathedral of the Diocese of Leon is the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary .
| Diocese of Leon | |
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| Dioecesis Leonensis in Nicaragua | |
 Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Leon, Nicaragua | |
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| Main city | Leon |
| A country | Nicaragua |
| Established | November 3, 1534 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Managua |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Diocese Square | 9.862 km² |
| Diocese population | 784.318 people |
| The number of Catholics | 667,000 people |
| Share of Catholics | 85% |
| Website | |
History
On November 3, 1534, Pope Clement VII issued the Bull Equum reputamus , which was established by the Diocese of Leon, separating it from the Diocese of Panama (today - the Archdiocese of Panama ). On the same day, the Diocese of Leon entered the Metropolitanate of Seville .
On February 11, 1547, the Diocese of Leon entered the Metropolitanate of Lima , in which it was until December 16, 1743, when it entered the Metropolitanate of Guatemala .
On February 28, 1850, the Diocese of Leon transferred part of its territory for the construction of the new diocese of San Jose (today - San Jose ).
On December 2, 1913, the Diocese of Leon transferred part of its territory for the construction of the Dioceses of Granada to the Blufields Apostolic Viacariate . On the same day, the Archdiocese of Managua was formed, the diocese of Leon became the suffragan diocese of which.
On December 17, 1962, the Diocese of Leon transferred part of its territory to the new Diocese of Esteli .
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Jorge de Viteri i Ungo (04.20.1531 - May 1536);
- Bishop Francisco de Mendavia (08/03/1537 - 6/10/1540);
- Bishop Antonio de Valdivieso (02.29.1544 - 02.26.1549);
- Bishop Fernando González de Bariodero (12/18/1555 -?);
- Bishop Lázaro Carrasco (1556 - 11/20/1562);
- Bishop Luís de la Fuente (Fuentes) (10/04/1564 - December 1566);
- Bishop Pedro Gómez (Fernández) de Córdoba (2.06.1568 - 06/18/1574) - appointed bishop of Guatemala ;
- Bishop Antonio de Zayas (01/19/1575 - 03/08/1582);
- Bishop Domingo de Ulloa (February 4, 1585 - December 9, 1591) - appointed bishop of Popayan ;
- Bishop Jerónimo de Escobar (07.27.1592 - 03.19.1593);
- Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (03/31/1594 - 1595);
- Bishop Juan Antonio Díaz de Salcedo (07.28.1597 - 1603);
- Bishop Pedro de Villarreal (10.22.1603 - 1619);
- Bishop Benito Rodríguez de Valtodano (Baltodano) (08.28.1620 - 1629);
- Bishop Agustín de Hinojosa y Montalvo (03/22/1630 - 07/05/1631);
- Bishop Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (3.12.1631 - 11.19.1632);
- Bishop Fernando Núñez Sagredo (03/14/1633 - 05/31/1639);
- Bishop Alonso de Briceño (11/14/1644 - 09/15/1653);
- Bishop Tomás Manso (11/20/1658 - 1659);
- Bishop Juan de la Torre (03/26/1662 -?);
- Bishop Alfonso Bravo de Laguna (July 1664 - 06/09/1674);
- Bishop Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo (12.13.1677 - 06.15.1682) - appointed bishop of Guatemala;
- Bishop Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1.06.1682 - 11.25.1685);
- Bishop Nicolás Delgado (07.3.1687 - 11.25.1698);
- Bishop Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo (11.21.1701 - 05.14.1708) - appointed Bishop of the Diocese of La Paz ;
- Bishop Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi (06.28.1708 - 10.10.1716);
- Bishop Andrés Quiles Galindo (02/09/1718 - 2.07.1719);
- Bishop José Xirón de Alvarado (09/05/1721 - 06/21/1724);
- Bishop Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio (1726 - 12/25/1735);
- Bishop Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (11.27.1736 - 02.6.17.17);
- Bishop Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (2.12.1743 - 07.19.1748);
- Bishop of Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (10.20.1749 - 03.30.1753) - appointed bishop of Santiago de Cuba ;
- Bishop José Antonio Flores de Rivera (07.23.1753 - 06.21.1756);
- Bishop Mateo de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso (09.26.1757 - 2.02.1762);
- Bishop Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (10.31.1763 - 04.14.1774);
- Bishop of Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (September 11, 1775 - December 15, 1783) - appointed bishop of the Diocese of Durango ;
- Bishop Juan Félix de Villegas (02.14.1785 - 09.23.1793) - appointed archbishop of Guatemala;
- Bishop Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (09/12/1794 - 12/18/1795) - appointed bishop of the diocese of Guadalajara ;
- Bishop José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (07.24.1797 - 05.25.1803);
- Bishop Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (08.28.1803 - 05.15.1806);
- Bishop Nicolás García Jérez (11/17/1806 - 07/31/1825);
- Bishop Jorge de Viteri i Ungo (11/5/1849 - 07/25/1853);
- Bishop José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (11/30/1854 - 09/20/1867) - appointed archbishop of Guatemala;
- Bishop Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (09.20.1867 - 08.27.1879);
- Bishop Francisco Ulloa y Larios (10.19.1880 - 07.07.1896);
- Bishop Simeón Pereira y Castellón (07.30.1902 - 01.29.1921);
- Bishop Agustín Nicolás Tijerino y Loáisiga (12/21/1921 - 03/28/1945);
- Bishop Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (11/17/1946 - 05/17/1969);
- Bishop Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (01.30.1973 - 12.19.1981);
- Bishop Julián Luis Barni Spotti (06/18/1982 - 1991);
- Bishop of César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2.04.1991 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3