Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio
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Diocese of Neuve de Julio Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii Diócesis de Nueve de Julio | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Mercedes-Luján |
Statistics | |
Area | 56,743 km2 (21,909 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 382,196 343,977 (90%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic of Guzman in Nueve de Julio |
Patron saint | Saint Dominic Our Lady of Fátima |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Eduardo Scheinig |
Bishops emeritus | Martín de Elizalde |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuve de Julio (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Mercedes-Luján in Argentina, having had change of metropolitan from La Plata in 2019.
History
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Neuve de Julio from the Diocese of Azul and the Diocese of Mercedes.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Agustin Adolfo Herrera (1957–1961), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jujuy
- Antonio Quarracino (1962–1968), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jujuy; future Cardinal
- Alejo Benedicto Gilligan (1969–1991)
- Jose Vittorio Tommasi (1991–1998)
- Martin de Elizalde, O.S.B. (1999–2015)
- Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (2015–Present)
Coadjutor bishop
References
- ^ "Diocese of Neuve de Julio". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.[permanent dead link] [self-published]
- ^ "Diocese of Neuve de Julio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25. [self-published]
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