Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinotega

Roman Catholic diocese in Nicaragua

Diocese of Jinotega

Dioecesis Xinotegana

The Cathedral of St. John Baptist

Location
Country|  Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province| Province of Managua
Metropolitan| Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area| 11,630 km2 (4,490 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2004)
354,015
263,000 (74.3%)
Parishes| 11
Information
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 18 June 1982 (42 years ago)
Cathedral| St. John Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinotega (erected 18 June 1982, as the Territorial Prelature of Jinotega) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.

## Ordinaries

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* Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez (1982–2005)
* Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M. (2005– )

## See also

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* Catholic Church in Nicaragua

## References

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## External links

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* "Diocese of Jinotega". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-03. [self-published]

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