Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.

[edit] Ordinaries

• José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega (1913 - 1952)
• Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1952 - 1968)
• Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (1970 - 2005) - Archbishop Emeritus
• Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (2005 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1924		Diocese of Matagalpa

[edit] External links and References

• Archdiocese of Managua. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-03-02.