Nicaragua: Police arrest two more priests

Dec 29th, 2023

Bishop Alvarez - sentenced to 26 years in prison

Source: Vatican Media

Police in Nicaragua have reportedly arrested two more Catholic priests, a total of six over the past week, bringing the total number of clergy in custody to six.

Monsignor Carlos Avilés, vicar general of the Diocese of Managua, and Father Hector Treminio, diocesan treasurer, were recently detained by police following a public prayer for Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Estelí.

The Bishop was sentenced to 26 years in prison without a proper trial on charges of conspiracy, spreading false news, obstructing justice, and insulting authorities. He has been in jail since February 2023 after being under house arrest since August 2022.

With the arrest of Mgr Aviles and Fr Treminio, the total number of priests arrested in Nicaragua has risen to six.

On December 20, Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega, of the Diocese of Siuna, was arrested.

According to local media, he too was detained for publicly praying for Bishop Álvarez during a homily. Along with Bishop Mora, two seminarians: Alester Sáenz and Tony Palacio, were also arrested.

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