en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolando_Jos%C3%A9_%C3%81lvarez_Lagos
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7 November 1994
The Holy See’s 2011 appointment notice says Álvarez was ordained on 7 December 1994, not 7 November 1994.
Full reasoning
The date in the infobox is off by one month. In the Holy See Press Office biography published when Pope Benedict XVI appointed Rolando José Álvarez Lagos bishop of Matagalpa, the official text states: “È stato ordinato sacerdote il 7 dicembre 1994” (“He was ordained priest on 7 December 1994”). That directly contradicts the article’s 7 November 1994 date.
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- RINUNCE E NOMINE
È stato ordinato sacerdote il 7 dicembre 1994 per l'arcidiocesi di Managua.
He took on the responsibility of apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Esteli in July 2022
This date is too late: Álvarez was already serving as apostolic administrator of Estelí before July 2022, and Catholic reporting identifies the vacancy as starting on 6 July 2021.
Full reasoning
This sentence places the start of Álvarez’s role in July 2022, but reliable Catholic sources show he was already apostolic administrator of Estelí before then.
- Vatican News referred to him as “Obispo de la Diócesis de Matagalpa y Administrador Apostólico de Estelí” on 23 May 2022, which means he already held that role by that date.
- ACI Prensa reported in May 2023 that Estelí had been sede vacante since 6 July 2021 and that Álvarez was its apostolic administrator.
So July 2022 cannot be the date when he first “took on” that responsibility.
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- La CEN expresa su cercanía por religiosos víctimas de la crisis sociopolítica - Vatican News
Mons. Rolando Álvarez, Obispo de la Diócesis de Matagalpa y Administrador Apostólico de Estelí se encuentra recluido en oración y ayuno.
- Policía de la dictadura de Nicaragua traslada e investiga a 2 sacerdotes | ACI Prensa
Mons. Álvarez es también Administrador Apostólico de la Diócesis de Estelí, que se encuentra como sede vacante desde el 6 de julio de 2021.
Álvarez, along with Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega, 15 priests, and two seminarians were exiled to Vatican City.
Vatican News reported that the group was received by the Holy See in Rome, and that one of the 19 remained in Venezuela, so this sentence overstates both the destination and who went there.
Full reasoning
The Holy See’s own news service did not say that all 19 were sent to Vatican City.
Its report states that after their release, “All arrived in Rome on Sunday afternoon, with the exception of one who remained in Venezuela. They are now guests of the Holy See.” That contradicts this sentence in two ways:
- The destination reported by Vatican News was Rome / the Holy See, not specifically Vatican City.
- Vatican News says one of the 19 remained in Venezuela, so the statement that Álvarez, Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians were all exiled there is not accurate as written.
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- Holy See receives Bishops Álvarez, Mora, 15 priests after Nicaragua frees them - Vatican News
All arrived in Rome on Sunday afternoon, with the exception of one who remained in Venezuela. They are now guests of the Holy See.