Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto
Diocese of Venado Tuerto Dioecesis Cervi Lusci Diócesis de Venado Tuerto | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Rosario |
Metropolitan | Rosario |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 216,000 206,000 (95.4%) |
Parishes | 43 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 August 1963 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Venado Tuerto |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Bishops emeritus | Gustavo Arturo Help |
Website | |
www.obispadosn.org.ar |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto is an Argentinian diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Rosario.[1]
History[]
On 12 August 1963, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Venado Tuerto from the Diocese of Rosario, which on the same day was elevated to an archdiocese and Venado Tuerto became one of its suffragan sees.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1963–1977), appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
- S.D.B. (1977–1989)
- Paulino Reale Chirina (1989–2000)
- (2000–2021)
- (2021–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto in 2006
References[]
- ^ a b "Diocese of Venado Tuerto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015. [self-published]
- ^ "Diocese of Venado Tuerto". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Rosario
- Christian organizations established in 1963
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Argentine Roman Catholic diocese stubs