Roman Catholic Diocese of San Rafael
Diocese of San Rafael Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis Diócesis de San Rafael | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Mendoza |
Metropolitan | Mendoza |
Statistics | |
Area | 87,286 km2 (33,701 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 230,000 195,500 (85%) |
Parishes | 28 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Raphael the Archangel in San Rafael |
Patron saint | St Raphael the Archangel Our Lady of Lourdes Saint Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Eduardo Maria Taussig |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Marcelo Daniel Colombo |
The Diocese of San Rafael (Latin: Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in San Rafael, Argentina. It came into existence on 10 April 1961, and is presided over by Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig.
Bishops[]
Past and present ordinaries[]
- Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1961–1965), appointed Archbishop of Córdoba (Cardinal in 1973)
- (1965–1969) appointed Bishop of San Justo
- (1970–1972)
- (1973–1991)
- (1991–1996)
- Guillermo José Garlatti (1997–2003), appointed Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
- Eduardo Maria Taussig (2004–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis in 2009
References[]
External links[]
- Diocese of San Rafael, Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mendoza
- Christian organizations established in 1961
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1961 establishments in Argentina
- Argentine Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Argentina stubs