Diocese of Juigalpa Dioecesis Iuigalpensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Managua |
Metropolitan | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,435 km2 (4,801 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 314,000 263,000 (83.8%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 July 1962 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo |
Map | |
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Coordinates: 12°06′23″N85°21′52″W / 12.1064°N 85.3645°W