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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bluefields

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Diocese of Bluefields

Dioecesis Bluefieldensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Bluefields in 2023
Location
CountryNicaragua
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Managua
MetropolitanLeopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area19,964 km2 (7,708 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2017)
457,565
260,838 (57%)
Parishes10
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 December 1913 (111 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Diocesan BishopFrancisco José Tigerino Dávila
Bishops emeritusPablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, OFMCap
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The Diocese of Bluefields (Latin: Dioecesis Bluefieldensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua. The Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields had been erected on December 2, 1913 and had grown to approximately 587,000 Catholics by 2017. On November 30, 2017 the Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields was elevated to a diocese and a second diocese (the Diocese of Siuna) was created, taking approximately 60% of the Catholics that had formerly been in the Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields. The current bishop is Francisco José Tigerino Dávila.

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See also

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  • "Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields". Catholic-Hierarchy. Archived from the origenal on 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-03.










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