Diocese of Esteli

Dioecesis Esteliensis
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario
Location
Country Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Managua
MetropolitanLeopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area7,298 km2 (2,818 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
957,171
913,862 (95.5%)
Parishes24
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established17 December 1962 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVacant
Apostolic AdministratorRolando José Álvarez Lagos
Bishops emeritusJuan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Esteli (erected 17 December 1962) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Ordinaries

  • Clemente Carranza y López (12 January 1963 – 7 February 1978)
  • Rubén López Ardón (2 January 1979 – 6 March 1990)
  • Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. (6 March 1990 – 6 July 2021)
  • "Diocese of Esteli". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-02.

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