Roman Catholic Diocese of Bluefields

Diocese of Bluefields
Dioecesis Bluefieldensis
Location
Country  Nicaragua
Ecclesiastical province Province of Managua
Metropolitan Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano
Statistics
Area 19,964 km2 (7,708 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2017)
457,565
260,838 (57%)
Parishes 10
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 2 December 1913 (104 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Diocesan Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bluefields (Latin: Dioecesis Bluefieldensis) is a Catholic diocese 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 Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.

History

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

See also

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

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