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Date | Event | From | To |
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17 December 1962 | Erected | Diocese of León en Nicaragua (Esteli, Madriz, and Nueva Segovia) | Diocese of Esteli (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1966 | 168,000 | 169,500 | 99.1% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10,500 | 4 | 43 | 16 | ap1967 | |
1968 | 185,500 | 191,218 | 97.0% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10,305 | 6 | 12 | ap1971 | ||
1976 | 230,324 | 233,324 | 98.7% | 17 | 8 | 25 | 9,212 | 13 | 44 | 17 | ap1977 | |
1977 | 243,950 | 251,450 | 97.0% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 10,606 | 12 | 44 | 17 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 282,000 | 314,000 | 89.8% | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8,812 | 30 | 35 | 26 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 580,600 | 650,500 | 89.3% | 30 | 17 | 47 | 12,353 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 23 | ap2000 |
2000 | 638,660 | 715,550 | 89.3% | 33 | 17 | 50 | 12,773 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 23 | ap2001 |
2001 | 638,660 | 715,550 | 89.3% | 14 | 10 | 24 | 26,610 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 23 | ap2002 |
2002 | 730,550 | 760,850 | 96.0% | 17 | 10 | 27 | 27,057 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 23 | ap2003 |
2003 | 740,450 | 775,540 | 95.5% | 21 | 14 | 35 | 21,155 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 23 | ap2004 |
2004 | 814,495 | 853,094 | 95.5% | 20 | 14 | 34 | 23,955 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 24 | ap2005 |
2006 | 913,862 | 957,171 | 95.5% | 22 | 9 | 31 | 29,479 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 24 | ap2007 |
2013 | 1,026,000 | 1,068,000 | 96.1% | 33 | 9 | 42 | 24,428 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 32 | ap2014 |
2016 | 1,116,744 | 1,394,319 | 80.1% | 38 | 10 | 48 | 23,265 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 32 | ap2017 |
2019 | 1,169,400 | 1,466,000 | 79.8% | 32 | 10 | 42 | 27,842 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 41 | ap2020 |
2021 | 1,162,860 | 1,440,820 | 80.7% | 36 | 21 | 57 | 20,401 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 43 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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