Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto Dioecesis Rivi Quarti Immaculatae Conceptionis Diócesis de Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
Metropolitan | Córdoba |
Statistics | |
Area | 58,519 km2 (22,594 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 453,000 427,000 (94.3%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 April 1934 (87 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Río Cuarto, Córdoba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Quarti Immaculatae Conceptionis) is located in the village of Concepción in the city of Río Cuarto, in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.
History[]
On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Río Cuarto from the Diocese of Córdoba. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto on 12 July 1995.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1934–1961)
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1962–1984), appointed Archbishop of Salta
- (1984–1992)
- (1992–2006)
- (2006–2014), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
- Adolfo Armando Uriona (2014-
Coadjutor bishop[]
- (1990-1992)
Auxiliary bishop[]
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1960–1982), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of San Francisco in 2004
- , appointed titular Archbishop in 2013
- , appointed Bishop of Cruz del Eje in 2017
References[]
- ^ "Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Diocese of Río Cuarto". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Córdoba
- Christian organizations established in 1934
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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