The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.[1][2]
Bishops
- Diego Álvarez de Osorio (1531–1536 Died)[3]
- Francisco de Mendavia (1537–1540 Died)[3]
- Antonio de Valdivieso (1544–1549 Died)[3]
- Fernando González de Bariodero (1555– )[3]
- Lázaro Carrasco (1557–1562 Died)[3]
- Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (1564–1566 Died)[3]
- Pedro Gómez de Córdoba (1568–1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[3]
- Antonio de Zayas (bishop) (1575–1582 Resigned)[3]
- Domingo de Ulloa (1585–1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)[3]
- Jerónimo de Escobar (1592–1593 Died)[3][4]
- Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594–1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)[3]
- Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo (1597–1603 Died)[3][4]
- Pedro de Villarreal (1603–1619 Died)[3][4]
- Benito Rodríguez Valtodano (1621–1629 Died)[4]
- Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo (1630–1631 Died)[4]
- Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1632–1632 Died)[4]
- Fernando Núñez Sagredo (1633–1639 Died)[4]
- Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila)[5][6]
- Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño) (1644–1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)[4]
- Tomás Manso (1658–1659 Died)[4]
- Juan de la Torre y Castro (1661–1662 Died)[4]
- Alfonso Bravo de Laguna (1670–1674 Died)[7] Vicar Capitular from 1660
- Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo (1677–1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)[7]
- Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1683–1685 Died)[7]
- Nicolás Delgado (1687–1698 Died)[7]
- Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo (1701–1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)[7]
- Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi (1708–1716 Died)[7]
- Andrés Quiles Galindo (1718–1719 Died)[8]
- José Xirón de Alvarado (1721–1724 Died)[7]
- Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio (1726–1735 Died)[7]
- Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (1738–1741 Died)
- Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (1743–1748 Died)
- Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (1749–1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)
- José Antonio Flores de Rivera (1753–1756 Died)
- Matías José de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso (1757–1762 Died)
- Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (1765–1774 Died)
- Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (1775–1783 Appointed, Bishop of Durango)
- Juan Félix de Villegas (1785–1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
- Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (1794–1795 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara)
- José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (1797–1803 Died)
- Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (1804–1806 Died)
- Nicolás García Jerez (1806–1825 Died)
- Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (1849–1853 Died)
- José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (1854–1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
- Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1867–1879 Died)
- Francisco Ulloa y Larios (1880–1896 Retired)
- Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1902–1921 Died)
- 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
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica | |
| 1913 | Diocese of Granada Archdiocese of Managua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields | |
| 1962 | Diocese of Esteli |
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 − )
References
- 1."Diocese of León" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 16, 2016
- 2."Diocese of León en Nicaragua " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 16, 2016
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- 5.Cumplido, Ignacio (1836). Segundo calendario portatil de Ignacio Cumplido, para el año de 1837. Calle de los Rebeldes No. 2, Mexico City: Printed by his owner at his office in charge. p. 26. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- 6."The Archbishops of Manila (First-Present)". Manila Cathedral Website. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- 7.[7.2][7.3][7.4][7.5][7.6][7.7][7.8]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 287. (in Latin)
- 8.Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7. A. L. Bancroft. pp. 612. Andrés Quiles Galindo.