Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba
Archdiocese of Córdoba in Argentina Archidioecesis Cordubensis in Argentina Arquidiócesis de Córdoba | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,722 km2 (7,615 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 2,016,000 1,814,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 114 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 May 1570 (451 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Córdoba, Argentina |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | , S.J. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba (erected 10 May 1570, as the Diocese of Córdoba) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees include Cruz del Eje, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto and Villa María as well as the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- , O.F.M. (10 May 1570 Appointed – ); did not take effect
- Jerónimo Albornoz, O.F.M. (1570–1574)
- , O.F.M. (27 Mar 1577 Appointed – )
- Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1578–1592)
- Fernando Trexo y Senabria, O.F.M. (1594–1614)
- Julián de Cortázar (1617–1625), appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
- Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, (Tomás de Torres) O.P. (1628–1630)
- Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, O.S.A. (1631–1662)
- (1668–1679), appointed Bishop of Trujillo
- , O.S.A. (1679–1686)
- Juan Bravo Dávila y Cartagena (1687–1691)
- Juan Manuel Mercadillo, O.P. (1694–1704)
- (1708–1710)
- (1713–1723), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile
- (1723–1730), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile
- (1730–1740), appointed Archbishop of Lima
- (1745–1762), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
- , O. Praem. (1762–1771), appointed Bishop of Arequipa
- (1771–1778), appointed Bishop of Cuzco
- , O.C.D. (1778–1789), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
- (1787–1804)
- , O. Praem. (1805–1818), appointed Bishop of Ávila
- (1836–1836)
- (1857–1858)
- (1858–1873)
- (1876–1878)
- , O.F.M. (1880–1883)
- , O.F.M. (1884–1886)
- , O.P. (1888–1904)
- , O.F.M. (1904–1925)
- Fermín Emilio Lafitte (1927–1958), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- Ramón José Castellano (1958–1965)
- Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1965–1998); elevated to Cardinal in 1973
- Carlos José Ñáñez (1998–2021)
- , S.J. (2021–present)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- (1830–1836), appointed Bishop here
- (1842–1851); never consecrated?
- (1892–1895), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- (1892–1898), appointed Bishop of Paraná
- (1899–1910)
- (1899–1913)
- (1914–1927), appointed Bishop of Catamarca
- (1914–1930)
- (1932–1934), appointed Bishop of Río Cuarto
- Ramón José Castellano (1945–1958), appointed Archbishop here
- (1958–1960), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of La Rioja
- Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti (1960–1968), appointed Bishop of La Rioja; beatified in 2019
- (1974–1977), appointed Bishop of Villa María
- (1975–1980), appointed Bishop of Villa María
- Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1977–1983), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraná; future Cardinal
- (1980–1991), appointed Bishop of San Rafael
- Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani (1983–1989), appointed Bishop of Catamarca
- José María Arancibia (1987–1993), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mendoza
- Carlos José Ñáñez (1990–1995), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Tucumán (later returned here as Archbishop)
- Roberto Rodríguez (1992–1998), appointed Bishop of Villa María
- (1999–2006), appointed Bishop of Villa María
- (2013–
- (2015–
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) in 1802
- , appointed Bishop of Santiago del Estero in 1910
- , appointed Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 1957
- , appointed Bishop of Puerto Iguazú in 2006
- , appointed Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro in 2010
- , appointed Bishop of Villa Maria in 2013
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia in 2017
Territorial losses[]
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Diocese of Salta | |
| 1826 | Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyo | |
| 1934 | Diocese of Río Cuarto Diocese of La Rioja | |
| 1957 | Diocese of Villa María | |
| 1961 | Diocese of San Francisco | |
| 1963 | Diocese of Cruz del Eje |
External links and references[]
- "Archdiocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- Specific
- ^ "Diocese of Santiago del Estero" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 4 December 2015
- ^ "Archdiocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 19 March 2016
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Córdoba
- Religious organizations established in the 1570s
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century