Silvio José Báez
Silvio José Báez Ortega | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Managua | |
Báez in 2018 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Managua |
| See | Managua |
| Appointed | 9 April 2009 |
| Predecessor | Jorge Solórzano Pérez |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Zica (2009-) |
| Previous post(s) | Secretary General of the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference (2011-14) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 January 1985 |
| Consecration | 30 May 2009 by Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silvio José Báez Ortega 28 April 1958 |
| Alma mater | Central American University Pontifical Biblical Institute Pontifical Gregorian University École Biblique |
| Motto | Por Tu palabra |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Silvio José Báez Ortega, OCD | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Silvio José Báez Ortega, OCD (born 28 April 1958) is a Nicaraguan Discalced Carmelite and a prelate of the Catholic Church. He earned a doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and then served primarily in Guatemala and the Vatican from 1989 to 2009. In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Managua. He left Nicaragua and went into exile in April 2019 after receiving threats against his life.