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Nicaragua

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
28 Jun 196163.97 Bishop Bernardo Hombach LütkermeierBishop Emeritus of Granada
22 Dec 196163.49 Bishop Rubén López ArdónBishop Emeritus of Esteli
15 Aug 196262.84 Archbishop Luigi TravaglinoApostolic Nuncio
29 Jun 196955.97 Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio
31 May 197055.05 Archbishop Henryk Józef NowackiApostolic Nuncio
3 Sep 197054.79 Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Bluefields
16 Aug 197450.84 Leopoldo José Cardinal Brenes SolórzanoArchbishop of Managua
15 Aug 197648.84 Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Bishop Emeritus of Esteli
10 Jan 198243.44 Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Bishop of Jinotega
17 Jun 198441.00 Archbishop Fortunatus NwachukwuSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Roman Curia
15 Jan 198540.42 Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Managua
29 Mar 198540.22 Bishop Jorge Solórzano PérezBishop of Granada
15 Nov 198638.59 Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
11 Jul 199232.93 Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo JirónBishop of León en Nicaragua
30 May 199332.05 Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
4 Dec 199331.54 Bishop Marcial Humberto Guzmán SaballoBishop of Juigalpa
7 Dec 199430.53 Bishop Rolando José Álvarez LagosBishop of Matagalpa
5 Jan 200223.45 Bishop Francisco José Tigerino DávilaBishop of Bluefields
20 Sep 200321.74 Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora OrtegaBishop of Siuna

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