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Diocese of Siuna

Dioecesis Siuna�nsis


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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 November 2017
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Managua
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Nicaragua
  • Square Kilometers: 47,385 (18,302 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Casa Cural Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas, Barrio Claudia Chamorro, Siuna, Nicaragua
  • Telephone: 2790.3588

Past and Present Ordinaries


Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 November 2017ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Bluefields (Siuna, Rosita, Bonanza, Waslala, Mulukuku, Prinzapolka, Bocana de Paiwas, La Cruz de R�o Grande, Desembocadura de R�o Grande, Puerto Cabezas, and Waspam) Diocese of Siuna (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2017363,160536,56867.7%1421622,6972417bul:30Nov2017
2020265,096590,22444.9%2132411,0452933513ap2021
2022270,430602,36044.9%2412510,8173393418ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased


Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 110, Page 473, and Page 474

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