Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada
Roman Catholic diocese in Nicaragua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the archdiocese in Spain, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Granada. For the diocese in Colombia, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada en Colombia.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada (erected 2 December 1913) in Nicaragua is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.
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Diocese of Granada Dioecesis Granadensis Diócesis de Granada | |
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Location | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
Metropolitan | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,453 km2 (2,878 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 526,132 431,587 (82%) |
Parishes | 35 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 December 1913 (110 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Solórzano Pérez |
Bishops emeritus | Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier |
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