Catholic Church
in
Republic of Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Nicaragua (Nicaragua) | |
Also known as: le Nicaragua (français), Nicaragua (Deutsch, español, Italiano, latine), Nikaragua (polski), Nicarágua (Português), 尼加拉瓜 (正體中文), ニカラグア (日本語)
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Apostolic Nunciature: Nicaragua
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal de Nicaragua (C.E.N.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Secretariado Episcopal de América Central y Panamá (S.E.D.A.C.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.) 
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total)BishopsPatron Saints: Saint James Major, Our Lady of El Viejo
Saints: 1 Blessed
Continent: Central America
Capital: Managua
Area: 119,990 km²
Population: 6,025,951
Neighbouring Countries: ← El Salvador 
, ↖ Honduras 
, ↓ Costa Rica 
Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 33.2%, other 2.9%, unspecified 13.2%, none 0.7%
Languages: Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5%
Ethnic Groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%
Motto: En Dios Confiamos (Spanish) (In God We Trust)
Area: 130,000 km²
Catholic Population: 6,060,000 Catholics (89.1% of 6,804,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 404 parishes, 1,665 other centres
Clergy: 12 bishops (8 diocesan, 4 titular), 670 priests (566 diocesan, 104 religious), 17 permanent deacons (diocesan)
Non-Clergy: 787 religious (48 brothers, 739 sisters), 10 members of secular institutes (2 brothers, 8 sisters), 447 major seminarians, 12,975 missionaries, 21,089 catechists
Last updated on 2026.06.08
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