Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes
Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes Praelatura Territorialis Funesiopolitanus Prelatura territorial de Deán Funes | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
Metropolitan | Córdoba |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,700 km2 (11,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 59,482 53,534 (90%) |
Parishes | 8 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 January 1980 (41 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Deán Funes, Córdoba |
Patron saint | St Francis Solanus Virgin of Mercy |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Prelate | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
Bishops emeritus | Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder Prelate Emeritus (2000-2013) |
The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Funesiopolitanus) is in Argentina and is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.
History[]
On 25 January 1980, Blessed John Paul II established the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes from the Diocese of Cruz del Eje.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- , O. de M. † (1980)
- Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M. † (1980–2000)
- , O.F.M. (2000– )
- (2013-)
Coadjutor[]
- (2011-2013)
References[]
- ^ "Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Córdoba
- Territorial prelatures
- Christian organizations established in 1980
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Argentine Roman Catholic diocese stubs