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Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada

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Diocese of Granada

Dioecesis Granadensis

Diócesis de Granada
Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Location
Country Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Managua
MetropolitanLeopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area7,453 km2 (2,878 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
526,132
431,587 (82%)
Parishes35
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 December 1913 (110 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJorge Solórzano Pérez
Bishops emeritusBernardo Hombach Lütkermeier
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Granada (erected 2 December 1913) in Nicaragua is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Auxiliary bishop

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Territorial losses

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Year Along with To form
1962 Territorial Prelature of Juigalpa
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  • "Diocese of Granada". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-03.