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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

Coordinates: 31°39′24″S 60°42′39″W / 31.6567°S 60.7107°W / -31.6567; -60.7107
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis

Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Cathedral of All Saints
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Fe de la Vera Cruz
Statistics
Area30,701 km2 (11,854 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
960,000
840,000 (87.5%)
Parishes91
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 February 1897 (127 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of All Saints in Santa Fe
Patron saintOur lady of Guadalupe
Saint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopSergio Alfredo Fenoy
Auxiliary BishopsMatías Vecino (elected)
Bishops emeritusJosé Maria Arancedo
Map
Website
www.arquisantafe.org.ar

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. A metropolitan see, there are two suffragan sees in its ecclesiastical province: Rafaela and Reconquista.

History

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On 15 February 1897 Pope Leo XII founded the Diocese of Santa Fe from territory taken from the Diocese of Paraná. On 20 April 1934 the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI. On the same date it lost territory to create the dioceses of Diocese of Mendoza. It lost further territory when the dioceses of Resistencia (1939), Reconquista (1957) and Rafaela (1961) were created. Blessed John Paul II changed the name of the archdiocese to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz on 19 September 1992.[1][2] The archdiocese has also had a history of sex abuse allegations, with former Archbishop Edgardo Gabriel Storni found guilty and bishop Sergio Fenoy being criminally charged in July 2020 for attempting to supplant an investigation.[3]

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Territorial losses

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Year Along with To form
1934 Diocese of Rosario
1939 Diocese of Resistencia
1957 Diocese of Reconquista
1961 Diocese of Rafaela
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References

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  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Argentine bishops face charges for accepting sex-abuse complaints | News Headlines".

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