Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela
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Diocese of Rafaela Dioecesis Raphaëliensis Diócesis de Rafaela | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
Metropolitan | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
Statistics | |
Area | 38,320 km2 (14,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 277,540 250,255 (80.2%) |
Parishes | 36 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Raphael in Rafaela |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe St Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luis Alberto Fernández Alara |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José María Arancedo |
Website | |
www.diocesisderafaela.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela (Latin: Dioecesis Raphaëliensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
History
On 10 April 1961 Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Rafaela from territory taken from the Diocese of Reconquista and Archdiocese of Santa Fe.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1961–1968) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Antonio Alfredo Brasca (1968–1976)
- Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1976–1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro
- Héctor Gabino Romero (1984–1999)
- Carlos María Franzini (2000–2012) Appointed, Archbishop of Mendoza
- Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (2013–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Hugo Norberto Santiago, appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé in 2006
- Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen, appointed Coadjutor Prelate of Deán Funes in 2011
- Gustavo Alejandro Montini, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in 2014
References
- ^ "Diocese of Rafaela". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "Diocese of Rafaela". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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