Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba (erected 10 May 1570, as the Diocese of Córdoba) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees include Cruz del Eje, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto and Villa María as well as the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.[1][2]

Archdiocese of Córdoba in Argentina

Archidioecesis Cordubensis in Argentina

Arquidiócesis de Córdoba
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCórdoba
Statistics
Area19,722 km2 (7,615 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
2,016,000
1,814,000 (90%)
Parishes114
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 May 1570 (450 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption in Córdoba, Argentina
Patron saintOur Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos José Ñáñez
Auxiliary BishopsPedro Javier Torres Aliaga
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Francisco Beaumonte, O.F.M. (10 May 1570 Appointed – ); did not take effect
  • Jerónimo Albornoz, O.F.M. (1570–1574)
  • Jerónimo de Villa Carrillo, O.F.M. (27 Mar 1577 Appointed – )
  • Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1578–1592)
  • Fernando Trexo y Senabria, O.F.M. (1594–1614)
  • Julián de Cortázar (1617–1625), appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada
  • Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, (Tomás de Torres) O.P. (1628–1630)
  • Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, O.S.A. (1631–1662)
  • Francisco de Borja (1668–1679), appointed Bishop of Trujillo
  • Nicolás de Ulloa y Hurtado de Mendoza, O.S.A. (1679–1686)
  • Juan Bravo Dávila y Cartagena (1687–1691)
  • Juan Manuel Mercadillo, O.P. (1694–1704)
  • Manuel González Virtus (1708–1710)
  • Alonso del Pozo y Silva (1713–1723), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile
  • José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea (1723–1730), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile
  • José Antonio Gutiérrez y Ceballos (1730–1740), appointed Archbishop of Lima
  • Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar (1745–1762), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
  • Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem. (1762–1771), appointed Bishop of Arequipa
  • Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1771–1778), appointed Bishop of Cuzco
  • José Campos Julián, O.C.D. (1778–1789), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
  • Angel Mariano Moscoso Pérez y Oblitas (1787–1804)
  • Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. (1805–1818), appointed Bishop of Ávila
  • Benito Lascano y Castillo (1836–1836)
  • José Gregorio Baigorria (1857–1858)
  • José Vicente Ramírez de Arellano (1858–1873)
  • Eduardo Manuel Alvarez (1876–1878)
  • Mamerto Esquiú Medina, O.F.M. (1880–1883)
  • Juan José Blas Tissera, O.F.M. (1884–1886)
  • Reinaldo Toro, O.P. (1888–1904)
  • Zenón Bustos y Ferreyra, O.F.M. (1904–1925)
  • Fermín Emilio Lafitte (1927–1958), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires
  • Ramón José Castellano (1958–1965)
  • Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1965–1998); elevated to Cardinal in 1973
  • Carlos José Ñáñez (1998–present)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Benito Lascano y Castillo (1830–1836), appointed Bishop here
  • José Hurtado de Mendoza (1842–1851); never consecrated?
  • Uladislao Javier Castellano (1892–1895), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires
  • Rosendo de la Lastra y Gordillo (1892–1898), appointed Bishop of Paraná
  • Aquilino Ferreyra y Álvarez (1899–1910)
  • Filemón Cabanillas (1899–1913)
  • Inocencio Dávila y Matos (1914–1927), appointed Bishop of Catamarca
  • José Anselmo Luque (1914–1930)
  • Leopoldo Buteler (1932–1934), appointed Bishop of Río Cuarto
  • Ramón José Castellano (1945–1958), appointed Archbishop here
  • Horacio Arturo Gómez Dávila (1958–1960), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of La Rioja
  • Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti (1960–1968), appointed Bishop of La Rioja; beatified in 2019
  • Cándido Genaro Rubiolo (1974–1977), appointed Bishop of Villa María
  • Alfredo Guillermo Disandro (1975–1980), appointed Bishop of Villa María
  • Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1977–1983), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Paraná; future Cardinal
  • Jesús Arturo Roldán (1980–1991), appointed Bishop of San Rafael
  • Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani (1983–1989), appointed Bishop of Catamarca
  • José María Arancibia (1987–1993), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Mendoza
  • Carlos José Ñáñez (1990–1995), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Tucumán (later returned here as Archbishop)
  • Roberto Rodríguez (1992–1998), appointed Bishop of Villa María
  • José Ángel Rovai (1999–2006), appointed Bishop of Villa María
  • Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga (2013–
  • Ricardo Orlando Seirutti García (2015–

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Nicolás Videla del Pino, appointed Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) in 1802
  • Juan Martín Janiz (Yáñez) y Paz, appointed Bishop of Santiago del Estero in 1910
  • Filemón Francisco Castellano, appointed Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 1957
  • Marcelo Raúl Martorell, appointed Bishop of Puerto Iguazú in 2006
  • Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta, appointed Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro in 2010
  • Samuel Jofré Giraudo, appointed Bishop of Villa Maria in 2013
  • Roberto Pío Álvarez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia in 2017

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1806Diocese of Salta
1826Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyo
1934Diocese of Río Cuarto
Diocese of La Rioja
1957Diocese of Villa María
1961Diocese of San Francisco
1963Diocese of Cruz del Eje
  • "Archdiocese of Córdoba". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
Specific
  1. "Diocese of Santiago del Estero" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 4 December 2015
  2. "Archdiocese of Córdoba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 19 March 2016

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