Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada
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Diocese of Granada
Dioecesis Granadensis
Diócesis de Granada
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File:GranadaChurch.jpg
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
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Location | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
Metropolitan | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 526,132 431,587 (82%) |
Parishes | 35 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 December 1913 (110 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Solórzano Pérez |
Emeritus Bishops | Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier |
Map | |
File:Nicaragua - Diocesi di Granada.png |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada (erected 2 December 1913) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.
Ordinaries
- José Candida Piñol y Batres (1913 - 1915)
- Canuto José Reyes y Balladares (1915 - 1951)
- Marco Antonio García y Suárez (1953 - 1972)
- Leovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. (1972 - 2003)
- Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (2003 - 2010)
- Jorge Solórzano Pérez (since 2010)
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1962 | Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa |
External links and references
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