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.
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 | (as of 2010) 453,000 427,000 (94.3%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 April 1934 (90 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Río Cuarto, Córdoba |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Eduardo Eliseo Martín |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
History edit
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 edit
Ordinaries edit
- Leopoldo Buteler (1934–1961)
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1962–1984), appointed Archbishop of Salta
- Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana (1984–1992)
- Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1992–2006)
- Eduardo Eliseo Martín (2006–2014), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
- Adolfo Armando Uriona (2014-
Coadjutor bishop edit
- Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1990-1992)
Auxiliary bishop edit
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1960–1982), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit
- Carlos José Tissera, appointed Bishop of San Francisco in 2004
- Victor Manuel Fernández, appointed titular Archbishop in 2013
- Hugo Ricardo Araya, appointed Bishop of Cruz del Eje in 2017
References edit
- ^ "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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