Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa

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Diocese of Juigalpa

Dioecesis Iuigalpensis
Location
CountryFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province Province of Managua
Metropolitan Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area12,435 km2 (4,801 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
314,000
263,000 (83.8%)
Parishes16
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established21 July 1962 (60 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo
Map
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juigalpa (erected 21 July 1962, as the Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua. It was elevated on 30 April 1991.

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