Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María
Diocese of Villa María Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae Diócesis de Villa María | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
| Metropolitan | Córdoba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 382,000 305,000 (79.8%) |
| Parishes | 50 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Samuel Jofré Giraudo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
| Bishops emeritus | José Ángel Rovai |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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.
History[edit]
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]
Bishops[edit]
Ordinaries[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Damián Santiago Bitar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo in 2008
References[edit]
- ^ "Diocese of Villa María". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Diocese of Villa María". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.