(The Pillar – Edgar Beltrán).
On March 7, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, archbishop of Managua, turned 75 – the age at which bishops are required to present their resignation to the pope.
The cardinal’s birthday escalates an already uncomfortable episcopal situation in Nicaragua.
With barely 7 million inhabitants, Nicaragua’s episcopal conference is made up of just nine dioceses, including the archdiocese of Managua.
Of the nine, at least five are in an irregular episcopal situation.