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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bluefields

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Nicaragua From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bluefields
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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

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


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