Pope Francis has appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Siuna, Nicaragua, Msgr. Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega, of the clergy of Matagalpa, until now parish priest of San Ramón Nonato and vicar general of the Diocese of Matagalpa.
Msgr. Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega was born on 5 March 1970 in Matagalpa. He studied philosophy in the Seminario Mayor San Pedro Apóstol in Granada and theology in the Seminario Nuestra Señora de Fatima in Managua. He was ordained a priest on 20 September 2003, and was incardinated in the diocese of Matagalpa.
Since priestly ordination he has held the following offices: parish vicar of San José in Matiguás and of Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas (2003-2004); administrator of the parishes of San Isidro and San Dionisio in Matagalpa (2004-2006); and parish priest of San Juan Bautista in Muy Muy (2007-2008). From 2009 to the present he has served as parish priest of San Ramón Nonato and vicar general of the diocese of Matagalpa.
The Diocese of Siuna was created on November 30, 2017, by Pope Francis. It is located in the Autonomous Region of the North Caribbean Coast. It was officially erected on January 13, 2018. The first Bishop of the Diocese Mgr. David Zywiec OFM. chap.
No processions during Holy Week
Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua, reiterated that this Holy Week there would not be processions or events that motivate the agglomeration of people to avoid the contagion of COVID-19
“There should be no processions and events that motivate the crowding of people. We ask for understanding and obedience on this point. They are invited to offer this sacrifice as a sign of unity and in prayer for the end of this pandemic and in suffrage for the victims, ”Brenes said in a statement.
He explained that the health crisis that has been going on since March of last year, when the first positive case of the disease was known, has affected everyone in different ways, which is why they indicate that as “Church we always wish to contribute with these guidelines to the good of the health of our society, even renouncing religious activities that are highly valued in our popular piety ”.
In addition, he called for disciplined maintenance of basic sanitary protocols such as the use of masks, hand washing, the application of alcohol, distancing, and receiving communion in the hand.
