Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María
Appearance
Diocese of Villa María Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae Diócesis de Villa María | |
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![]() Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
Metropolitan | Córdoba |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 382,000 305,000 (79.8%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Samuel Jofré Giraudo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
Bishops emeritus | José Ángel Rovai |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Villa María in the ecclesiastical province of Córdoba in Argentina.
History
[edit]On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Alberto Deane C.P. (1957–1977)
- Cándido Genaro Rubiolo (1977–1979), appointed Archbishop of Mendoza
- Alfredo Guillermo Disandro (1980–1998)
- Roberto Rodríguez (1998–2006), appointed Bishop of La Rioja
- José Ángel Rovai (2006–2013)
- Samuel Jofré Giraudo (2013– )
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Damián Santiago Bitar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo in 2008
References
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Villa María". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Diocese of Villa María". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.