The Most Famous
RELIGIOUS FIGURES from Nicaragua
This page contains a list of the greatest Nicaraguan Religious Figures. The pantheon dataset contains 2,238 Religious Figures, 3 of which were born in Nicaragua. This makes Nicaragua the birth place of the 77th most number of Religious Figures behind Jamaica and Angola.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nicaraguan Religious Figures of all time. This list of famous Nicaraguan Religious Figures is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Miguel Obando y Bravo (1926 - 2018)
With an HPI of 49.91, Miguel Obando y Bravo is the most famous Nicaraguan Religious Figure. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Miguel Obando y Bravo, SDB (2 February 1926 – 3 June 2018) was a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of Managua from 1970 to 2005. Pope John Paul II created him a cardinal in 1985.
2. Leopoldo Brenes (1949 - )
With an HPI of 47.01, Leopoldo Brenes is the 2nd most famous Nicaraguan Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano (Spanish pronunciation: [le.oˈpol.do xoˈse ˈβɾenes soˈloɾsano]; 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.
3. Fernando Cardenal (1934 - 2016)
With an HPI of 44.81, Fernando Cardenal is the 3rd most famous Nicaraguan Religious Figure. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Fernando Cardenal Martínez (26 January 1934 – 20 February 2016) was a Nicaraguan Jesuit and liberation theologian.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as religious figures born between 1926 and 1949. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living religious figures include Leopoldo Brenes. The most famous deceased religious figures include Miguel Obando y Bravo and Fernando Cardenal. As of April 2022, 1 new religious figures have been added to Pantheon including Fernando Cardenal.
