Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco

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Diocese of San Francisco

Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus

Diócesis de San Francisco
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCórdoba
MetropolitanCórdoba
Statistics
Area19,611 km2 (7,572 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
218,000
213,000 (97.7%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral St Francis of Assisi in San Francisco, Córdoba
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSergio Osvaldo Buenanueva
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos José Ñáñez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco (Latin: Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.

History

On 10 April 1961 Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of San Francisco from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  • Pedro Reginaldo Lira † (1961–1965)
  • Agustín Adolfo Herrera † (1965–1988)
  • Baldomero Carlos Martini (1988–2004) Appointed Bishop of San Justo
  • Carlos José Tissera (2004–2011) Appointed Bishop of Quilmes
  • Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva (2013–present)

References

  1. "Diocese of San Francisco". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Diocese of San Francisco". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.


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