Diocese of Bluefields Dioecesis Bluefieldensis | |
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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 | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 2 December 1913 (110 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Diocesan Bishop | Francisco José Tigerino Dávila |
Bishops emeritus | Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, OFMCap |
Map | |
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.