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Nicaragua

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained
Priest		YearsNameCurrent Title
28 Jun 1961 Bishop Bernardo Hombach LütkermeierBishop Emeritus of Granada
22 Dec 1961 Bishop Rubén López ArdónBishop Emeritus of Esteli
15 Aug 1962 Archbishop Luigi TravaglinoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Monaco
29 Jun 1969 Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
31 May 1970 Archbishop Henryk Józef NowackiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden
3 Sep 1970 Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop Emeritus of Bluefields
16 Aug 1974 Leopoldo José Cardinal Brenes SolórzanoArchbishop of Managua
15 Aug 1976 Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Bishop Emeritus of Esteli
10 Jan 1982 Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Bishop of Jinotega
17 Jun 1984 Archbishop Fortunatus NwachukwuSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Roman Curia
15 Jan 1985 Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Managua
29 Mar 1985 Bishop Jorge Solórzano PérezBishop of Granada
15 Nov 1986 Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
11 Jul 1992 Bishop René Sócrates Sándigo JirónBishop of León en Nicaragua
30 May 1993 Archbishop Waldemar Stanisław SommertagApostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
4 Dec 1993 Bishop Marcial Humberto Guzmán SaballoBishop of Juigalpa
7 Dec 1994 Bishop Rolando José Álvarez LagosBishop of Matagalpa
5 Jan 2002 Bishop Francisco José Tigerino DávilaBishop of Bluefields
20 Sep 2003 Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora OrtegaBishop of Siuna

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