# Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua

    There is also a Diocese of Nicaragua (and a Bishop of Nicaragua) in the Anglican Church in Central America.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua (erected 3 November 1534) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

## Bishops
### Erected November 3, 1534

* Diego Álvarez de Osorio (1531–1536 Died)
* Francisco de Mendavia (1537–1540 Died)
* Antonio de Valdivieso (1544–1549 Died)
       Vicar Capitular, Father Martin Hernández de Herrera (1550–1555)
* Fernando González de Bariodero (1555– )
       Vicar Capitular, Father Juan Alvarez (1555–1557)
* Lázaro Carrasco (1557–1562 Died)
* Luís de la Fuente (bishop) (1564–1566 Died)
* Pedro Gómez de Córdoba (1568–1574 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
* Antonio de Zayas (bishop) (1575–1582 Resigned)
* Domingo de Ulloa (1585–1591 Appointed, Bishop of Popayán)
* Jerónimo de Escobar (1592–1593 Died)
* Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (1594–1595 Resigned as Bishop Elect)
* Juan Antonio Diaz de Salcedo (1597–1603 Died)
* Pedro de Villarreal (1603–1619 Died)
* Benito Rodríguez Valtodano (1621–1629 Died)
* Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo (1630–1631 Died)
* Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila (1632–1632 Died)
* Fernando Núñez Sagredo (1633–1639 Died)
* Miguel de Poblete Casasola (1640 Resigned and later appointed Archbishop of Manila)
* Alonso de Briceño (Brizeño) (1644–1653 Appointed, Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela)
* Tomás Manso (1658–1659 Died)
* Juan de la Torre y Castro (1661–1662 Died)
* Alfonso Bravo de Laguna (1670–1674 Died) Vicar Capitular from 1660
* Andrés de las Navas y Quevedo (1677–1683 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
* Juan de Rojas y Asúa (1683–1685 Died)
* Nicolás Delgado (1687–1698 Died)
* Diego Morcillo Rubio de Suñón de Robledo (1701–1708 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)
* Juan Benito Garret y Arlovi (1708–1716 Died)
* Andrés Quiles Galindo (1718–1719 Died)
* José Xirón de Alvarado (1721–1724 Died)
* Francisco Dionisio de Villavicencio (1726–1735 Died)
* Domingo Antonio de Zatarain (1738–1741 Died)
* Isidoro Marín Bullón y Figueroa (1743–1748 Died)
* Pedro Agustín Morell de Santa Cruz y Lora (1749–1753 Confirmed, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba)
* José Antonio Flores de Rivera (1753–1756 Died)
* Matías José de Navia Bolaños y Moscoso (1757–1762 Died)
* Juan Carlos de Vilches y Cabrera (1765–1774 Died)
* Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (1775–1783 Appointed, Bishop of Durango)
* Juan Félix de Villegas (1785–1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
* Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo (1794–1795 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara)
* José Antonio de la Huerta Caso (1797–1803 Died)
* Felipe Antonio (Juan José) Pérez del Notario (1804–1806 Died)
* Nicolás García Jerez (1806–1825 Died)
* Jorge de Viteri y Ungo (1849–1853 Died)
* José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena (1854–1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
* Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1867–1879 Died)
* Francisco Ulloa y Larios (1880–1896 Retired)
* Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1902–1921 Died)

### Name changed

    December 2, 1913
* Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga (21 November 1921 – 28 March 1945 Died)
* Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes (13 June 1946 – 14 April 1969 Resigned)
* Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (30 January 1973 – 19 December 1981 Resigned)
* Julián Luis Barni Spotti (18 June 1982 – 2 April 1991 Retired)
* César Bosco Vivas Robelo (2 April 1991 – 29 June 2019 Retired)
* Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón (29 June 2019 – present)

### Coadjutor bishops

* Manuel Ulloa y Calvo (1865-1867)
* Simeón Pereira y Castellón (1895-1902)

### Auxiliary bishop

* Manuel Salazar y Espinoza (1969-1973), appointed bishop here

### Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Isidro Carrillo y Salazar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua in 1913
* Canuto José Reyes y Balladares, appointed Bishop of Granada in 1915
* Octavio José Calderón y Padilla, appointed Bishop of Matagalpa in 1946

## Territorial losses

| Year | To form |
| 1850 | Diocese of San José de Costa Rica |
| 1913 | Diocese of Granada Archdiocese of Managua Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields |
| 1962 | Diocese of Esteli |

## Metropolitans

Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.
* Archdiocese of Seville (1534 − 1547)
* Archdiocese of Lima (1547 − 1743)
* Archdiocese of Guatemala (1743 − 1913)
* Archdiocese of Managua (1913 − )