Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Quarti Immaculatae Conceptionis) is located in the village of Concepción in the city of Río Cuarto, in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.

Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto

Dioecesis Rivi Quarti Immaculatae Conceptionis

Diócesis de Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCórdoba
MetropolitanCórdoba
Statistics
Area58,519 km2 (22,594 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
453,000
427,000 (94.3%)
Parishes52
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 April 1934 (86 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEduardo Eliseo Martín
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos José Ñáñez

History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Río Cuarto from the Diocese of Córdoba. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto on 12 July 1995.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Leopoldo Buteler (1934–1961)
  • Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1962–1984), appointed Archbishop of Salta
  • Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana (1984–1992)
  • Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1992–2006)
  • Eduardo Eliseo Martín (2006–2014), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
  • Adolfo Armando Uriona (2014-

Coadjutor bishop

  • Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1990-1992)

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Carlos José Tissera, appointed Bishop of San Francisco in 2004
  • Victor Manuel Fernández, appointed titular Archbishop in 2013
  • Hugo Ricardo Araya, appointed Bishop of Cruz del Eje in 2017

References

  1. "Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Diocese of Río Cuarto". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.


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