Diocese of León in Nicaragua

The Roman Catholic Diocese of León in Nicaragua is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Managua.

Bishops

;Diocese of Nicaragua
;Erected November 3, 1534
;Diocese of León en Nicaragua
;Name changed: December 2, 1913

Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga
Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes
Manuel Salazar y Espinoza
Julián Luis Barni Spotti
César Bosco Vivas Robelo
Sócrates René Sandigo Jirón

Coadjutor bishops

Manuel Ulloa y Calvo
Simeón Pereira y Castellón

Auxiliary bishop

Manuel Salazar y Espinoza, appointed bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Isidro Carrillo y Salazar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Managua in 1913
Canuto José Reyes y Balladares, appointed Bishop of Granada in 1915
Octavio José Calderón y Padilla, appointed Bishop of Matagalpa in 1946

Metropolitans

Since it was erected, the see has had four metropolitans.