Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa

Roman Catholic diocese in Nicaragua

Diocese of Matagalpa Dioecesis Matagalpensis

Cathedral of St. Peter in 2013
Location
Country	Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Managua
Metropolitan	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area	6,794 km (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 (100 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

v t e Catholic dioceses in Nicaragua
Province of Managua	Archdiocese of Managua Diocese of Bluefields Diocese of Estelí Diocese of Granada Diocese of Jinotega Diocese of Juigalpa Diocese of León in Nicaragua Diocese of Matagalpa Diocese of Siuna
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