Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.Bishops
Ordinaries
;Diocese of Nicaragua
Erected November 3, 1534
;Diocese of León en Nicaragua
Name changed: December 2, 1913
- Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga
- Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes
- Manuel Salazar y Espinoza
- Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M.
- César Bosco Vivas Robelo
- Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón
- Manuel Ulloa y Calvo
- Simeón Pereira y Castellón
- Manuel Salazar y Espinoza, appinted 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
Metropolitans
Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.
- Archdiocese of Seville
- Archdiocese of Lima
- Archdiocese of Guatemala
- Archdiocese of Managua
