Diocese of León in Nicaragua

The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Bishops

• Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (21 November 1921 – 28 March 1945 Died)
• Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (13 June 1946 – 14 April 1969 Resigned)
• Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (30 January 1973 – 19 December 1981 Resigned)
• Julián Luis Barni Spotti (18 June 1982 – 2 April 1991 Retired)
• César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2 April 1991 – 29 June 2019 Retired)
• Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón (29 June 2019 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

• Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1865-1867)
• Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1895-1902)

Auxiliary bishop

• Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1969-1973), appointed bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Isidro Carrillo y Salazar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua in 1913
• Canuto José Reyes y Balladares, appointed Bishop of Granada in 1915
• Octavio José Calderón y Padilla, appointed Bishop of Matagalpa in 1946

Territorial losses

Metropolitans

Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.

• Archdiocese of Seville (1534 − 1547)
• Archdiocese of Lima (1547 − 1743)
• Archdiocese of Guatemala (1743 − 1913)
• Archdiocese of Managua (1913 − )

See also

• Catholic Church in Nicaragua

References