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Nicaragua

Bishops By Age

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
12 Sep 1933 Bishop Bernardo Hombach LütkermeierBishop Emeritus of Granada
19 Jun 1934 Bishop Rubén López ArdónBishop Emeritus of Esteli
6 Sep 1939 Archbishop Luigi TravaglinoApostolic Nuncio
14 May 1943 Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio
4 Dec 1943 Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Bluefields
23 Jun 1946 Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Bishop Emeritus of Esteli
11 Aug 1946 Archbishop Henryk Józef NowackiApostolic Nuncio
21 Dec 1948 Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Bishop of Jinotega
7 Mar 1949 Leopoldo José Cardinal Brenes SolórzanoArchbishop of Managua
29 Jun 1954 Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
28 Apr 1958 Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Managua
10 May 1960 Archbishop Fortunatus NwachukwuSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Roman Curia
23 Mar 1961 Bishop Jorge Solórzano PérezBishop of Granada
18 Oct 1963 Bishop Francisco José Tigerino DávilaBishop of Bluefields
15 Feb 1965 Bishop Marcial Humberto Guzmán SaballoBishop of Juigalpa
19 Apr 1965 Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo JirónBishop of León en Nicaragua
27 Nov 1966 Bishop Rolando José Álvarez LagosBishop of Matagalpa
6 Feb 1968 Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
5 Mar 1970 Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora OrtegaBishop of Siuna

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