Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa (erected 21 July 1962, as the Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.

Diocese of Juigalpa Dioecesis Iuigalpensis
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	12,435 km^2 (4,801 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 314,000 263,000 (83.8%)
Parishes	16
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (58 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop elect	Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo
Map

Ordinaries

• Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. (1962–1970), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa
• Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (1970–1993)
• Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier (1995–2003), appointed Bishop of Granada
• Sócrates René Sándigo Jiron (2004–2019), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua

See also

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References

External links

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