Cardinal-Priest of San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello President of Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua
Orders
Ordination
16 August 1974 by Miguel Obando y Bravo
Consecration
19 March 1988 by Miguel Obando y Bravo
Created cardinal
22 February 2014 by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
(1949-03-07) 7 March 1949 (age 75)
Ticuantepe Nicaragua
Nationality
Nicaraguan
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
Titular Bishop of Maturba (1988–1991)
Auxiliary Bishop of Managua (1988–1991)
Bishop of Matagalpa (1991–2005)
Motto
Tu me has enviado (You have sent me)
Coat of arms
Ordination history of Leopoldo Brenes
History
Priestly ordination
Date
16 August 1974
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
Miguel Obando Bravo
Co-consecrators
Paolo Giglio Arturo Rivera Damas
Date
19 March 1988
Cardinalate
Elevated by
Pope Francis
Date
22 February 2014
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Leopoldo Brenes as principal consecrator
Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, OFM
24 June 2005
Silvio José Báez Ortega, OCD
30 May 2009
Rolando José Álvares Lagos
2 April 2011
Styles of Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano
Reference style
His Eminence
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Cardinal
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (Spanish pronunciation:[le.oˈpol.doxoˈseˈβɾenessoˈloɾsano]; born 7 March 1949) is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Managua since 2005. He was made a cardinal in 2014. He was an auxiliary bishop in Managua from 1988 to 1991 and Bishop of Matagalpa from 1991 to 2005.
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (Spanish pronunciation: [le.oˈpol.do xoˈse ˈβɾenes soˈloɾsano]; born 7 March 1949) is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic...
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