Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Dioecesis Sancti Rochi Diócesis de San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Resistencia |
Metropolitan | Resistencia |
Statistics | |
Area | 71,303 km2 (27,530 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 511,000 436,000 (85.3%) |
Parishes | 24 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 August 1963 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Roch in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña |
Patron saint | Saint Roch Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hugo Nicolás Barbaro |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Fabriciano Sigampa |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
Bishops emeritus | José Lorenzo Sartori |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is located in the town of San Roque in the city of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, usually referred to as simply Sáenz Peña, in the province of Chaco, Argentina.
History[]
On 12 August 1963, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña from the Diocese of Resistencia. Its name was changed to the Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña on 28 February 1992 by Blessed John Paul II.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1963–1980), Appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- (1981–1994), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel
- José Lorenzo Sartori (1994–2008)
- Hugo Nicolás Barbaro (since 2008)
Auxiliary bishop[]
- (2014-2016), appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Formosa
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia
References[]
- ^ "Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. [self-published]
- ^ "Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. [self-published]
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Resistencia
- Christian organizations established in 1963
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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