Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa

Diocese of Matagalpa Dioecesis Matagalpensis
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 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Peter
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
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.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• 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)

Auxiliary bishop

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

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1982		Territorial Prelature of Jinotega

See also

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

External links

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