Bishop Abelardo Mata, the bishop emeritus of Estelí, was detained for several hours by police on June 29, shortly after celebrating a Mass where he prayed for the persecuted Church in Nicaragua. The 80-year-old prelate was taken from a clinic in Estelí to the Investigations Center at the Evaristo Vásquez Sánchez Police Complex, known as “El Nuevo Chipote,” a facility reportedly linked to the detention of political prisoners and allegations of abuse. He was later released and returned to his home in Tisma.
According to local reports, Bishop Mata had traveled to Estelí on June 25 and celebrated Mass on June 28 at Calvary’s Cross Church. During the liturgy, he asked the faithful to pray for the suffering Church and remembered exiled clergy, including Bishop Rolando Álvarez and Father Frutos Constantino Valle Salmerón. Authorities have reportedly prohibited Bishop Mata from returning to Estelí and celebrating public Masses.
Bishop Álvarez resigned as bishop of Estelí in 2021, and served as apostolic administrator before being forced into exile. The incident highlights continued tensions between the Nicaraguan government and the Catholic Church. Bishop Álvarez, a critic of President Daniel Ortega, was imprisoned and later expelled from the country in 2024. Several Church figures continue to face restrictions amid ongoing pressure on religious communities.
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)
My vocation is Blessed and Saints.
"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."
Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)
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