The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua (erected 2 December 1913) is a metropolitan diocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Bluefields, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Juigalpa, León en Nicaragua and Matagalpa.
Leadership Ordinaries Archbishop José Antonio Lezcano y Ortega (1913–1952) Archbishop Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1952–1968) Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo, SDB (1970–2005) Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (2005–present)
Coadjutor archbishop Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto (1938–1952)
Auxiliary bishops Isidro Carrillo y Salazar (1913–1924), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo (1953–1968) Donaldo Chávez Núñez (1966–1970) César Bosco Vivas Robelo (1981–1991), appointed Bishop of León en Nicaragua Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano (1988–1991), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa (but would later return here as Archbishop); future Cardinal Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, SDB (1988–1990), appointed Bishop of Esteli Jorge Solórzano Pérez (2000–2005), appointed Bishop of Matagalpa Silvio José Báez Ortega, OCD (2009-
Territorial losses Year Along with To form 1924 Diocese of Matagalpa
Persecution The Archdiocese of Managua has undergone continuing "repression and persecution" from 2018 through 2025, including government-ordered dissolution of religious orders, a stochastic terrorism attack on priests, and vandalism of churches.
See also Catholic Church in Nicaragua
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