Mata Guevara retired as Esteli Bishop

Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. retired as Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua.

Mora Ortega named Siuna Bishop

Bishop-elect Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega was named Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua.

The diocese had been vacant since the death of Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. in January 2020.

Schmitz Simon retired, Tigerino Dávila named Bluefields Bishop

Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. retired and Bishop-elect Francisco José Tigerino Dávila was named Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua.

Sommertag named Nicaragua Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and titular archbishop of Traiectum ad Mosam.

Dioceses of Bluefields and Siuna, Nicaragua Erected, Schmitz Simon and Zywiec Sidor named Bishops

The Vicariate was elevated to the Diocese of Bluefields, Nicaragua and a portion was split off to create the Diocese of Siuna.

Bishop Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Bluefields. He had been serving as the Apostolic Vicariate.

Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. was named Bishop of Siuna. He had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of the Vicariate.

Nwachukwu named Trinidad and Tobago Nuncio

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, and Apostolic Delegate to Antilles.

He had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua.

Nwachukwu named Nicaragua Nuncio

Archbishop-elect Fortunatus Nwachukwu was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua and titular archbishop of Aquaviva.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden in June 2012.

Nowacki named Sweden and Iceland Nuncio

Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland.

The posts had been vacant since Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig was named Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina in January 2012.

Archbishop Nowacki had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua.

Álvarez Lagos named Matagalpa Bishop

Bishop-elect Rolando José Álvarez Lagos was named Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez was named Bishop of Granada in March 2010.

Hombach Lütkermeier retired, Solórzano Pérez named Granada Bishop

Bishop Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier retired and Bishop Jorge Solórzano Pérez was named Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua.

Bishop Solórzano Pérez had been serving as Bishop of Matagalpa.

Báez Ortega named Managua Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D. was named Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua and titular bishop of Zica.

Nowacki named Nuncio to Nicaragua

Archbishop Henryk Józef Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran in October 2007. Archbishop Nowacki had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia.

Bishop Vega Mantilla Died

Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla, Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua, has died. He was 88 years old and had served as a priest for 62 years and as a bishop for 34 years. May he rest in peace.

Gobel named Iran Nuncio

Archbishop Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel was named Apostolic Nuncio to Iran. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Angelo Mottola was named Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro in January 2007. Archbishop Gobel had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua.