Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa

Diocese of Matagalpa

*Dioecesis Matagalpensis*
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

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)

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

Year	Along with	To form
1982		Territorial Prelature of Jinotega

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