Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro
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Diocese of Alto Valle Del Rio Negro Dioecesis Rivi Nigri Vallensis Superioris Diócesis de Alto Valle del Río Negro | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,130 sq mi (96,200 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 325,447 276,629 (85%) |
Parishes | 18 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 July 1993 (30 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in General Roca |
Patron saint | Holy Family |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Alejandro Pablo Benna |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Guillermo José Garlatti |
Bishops emeritus | Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Bishop Emeritus (2010-2021) Néstor Hugo Navarro Bishop Emeritus (2003-2010) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro (erected 22 July 1993) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
Ordinaries
- José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B. (1993–2003)
- Néstor Hugo Navarro (2003–2010)
- Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca (2010–2021)
- Alejandro Pablo Benna (2021–present)
References
External links
- "Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
Coordinates: 39°01′39″S 67°34′25″W / 39.0274°S 67.5737°W
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