Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María

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.

Diocese of Villa María

Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae

Diócesis de Villa María
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCórdoba
MetropolitanCórdoba
Statistics
Area28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
382,000
305,000 (79.8%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 February 1957 (63 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSamuel Jofré Giraudo
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos José Ñáñez
Bishops emeritusJosé Ángel Rovai
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]

Bishps

Ordinaries

  • 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– )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Damián Santiago Bitar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo in 2008

References

  1. "Diocese of Villa María". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Diocese of Villa María". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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