Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche is based in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, usually referred to as Bariloche, in the province of Río Negro, Argentina. The diocese is a suffragan of the province of Bahia Blanca. The city is located in the foothills of the Andes.

Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche

Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Vurilocensis

Diócesis de San Carlos de Bariloche
Catedral Nuestra Señora del Nahuel Huapi
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceBahía Blanca
MetropolitanBahía Blanca
Statistics
Area77,076 km2 (29,759 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
171,000
120,000 (70.2%)
Parishes19
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established22 July 1993 (27 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi in San Carlos de Bariloche
Patron saintOur Lady of the Snows
St Charles Borromeo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJuan José Chaparro Stivanello
Metropolitan ArchbishopGuillermo José Garlatti

Ordinaries

  • Rubén Oscar Frassia (1993–2000), appointed Bishop of Avellaneda
  • Fernando Carlos Maletti (2001–2013), appointed Bishop of Merlo-Moreno
  • Juan José Chaparro Stivanello (2013– )

References

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dscdb.html


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