Rolando José Álvarez Lagos (born 27 November 1966) is a Nicaraguan prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as the Bishop of Matagalpa since 2011 and apostolic administrator of Estelí since 2021.

Jan 15, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been released from prison and sent into exile along with 18 imprisoned churchmen as the Nicaraguan government expelled its most prominent critic, whose presence behind bars bore witness to the Sandinista regime descent into totalitarianism, along with its unrelenting ...

Feb 11, 2023 · Rolando Alvarez was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison, a day after the cleric and critic of President Daniel Ortega declined to be expelled to the United States as part of a...

Feb 11, 2023 · Bishop Rolando Álvarez refused to leave with the rest of the 222 political prisoners flown to the U.S. on Thursday.

Feb 11, 2023 · Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of Nicaragua’s government, has been sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship.

Feb 17, 2023 · Bishop Rolando Álvarez refused to board a plane for the U.S. with 222 other political prisoners. He was sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his citizenship.

4 days ago · Bishop Rolando Álvarez: Well, I am very happy in Rome because when I was detained, I thought that at the time of liberation, after Nicaragua, the best city in which I could live is the eternal one.

In January 2024, 19 members of the Catholic Church of Nicaragua were sent to Rome, among them, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez. And now, for the first time since being released, Mons. Álvarez sits down for a one-on-one interview with EWTN News. Paola Arriaza — EWTN Vatican Correspondent “Monsignor Rolando Álvarez you arrived in Rome a year ago.

Jan 14, 2024 · On February 10, 2023, a court sentenced Álvarez to 26 years in prison after he declined to be exiled to the United States in a prisoner release the day before. Álvarez was reportedly convicted of several charges, including treason, undermining national integrity and spreading false news.

Feb 12, 2023 · Pope Francis today publicly denounced the sentencing of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years and four months in prison.