Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
| Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Diocesan bishop | Sergio Alfredo Fenoy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José María Arancedo |
| founding | 1897 |
| surface | 30,701 km² |
| Parishes | 94 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 996,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 872,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 87.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 103 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,976 |
| Permanent deacons | 20 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 26 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 101 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Todos los Santos |
| address | Avenida General López 2720 3000 Santa Fe Argentina |
| Website | www.arquisantafe.org.ar |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Rafaela Diocese of Reconquista |
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz ( lat. : Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei verae Crucis , span. : Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz ) is one in Argentina situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Santa Fe .
history
The diocese of Santa Fe was on February 15, 1897 by Pope Leo XIII. Erected with the Papal Bull In Petri Cathedra from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Paraná and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires as a suffragan . On April 20, 1934, the diocese of Santa Fe gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Rosario .
On April 20, 1934, the diocese of Santa Fe was by Pope Pius XI. raised to an archbishopric with the papal bull Nobilis Argentinae nationis . The Archdiocese of Santa Fe gave up on June 3, 1939 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Resistencia . Further territorial assignments took place on February 11, 1957 to found the Diocese of Reconquista and on April 10, 1961 to found the Diocese of Rafaela . On September 19, 1992, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe changed its name to Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz .
Bishops
Bishops of Santa Fe
- Juan Agustín Boneo , 1898–1932
- Nicolás Fasolino , 1932-1934
Archbishops of Santa Fe
- Nicolás Cardinal Fasolino, 1934–1969
- Vicente Faustino Zazpe , 1969-1984
- Edgardo Gabriel Storni , 1984–1992
Archbishops of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
- Edgardo Gabriel Storni, 1992-2002
- José María Arancedo , 2003-2018
- Sergio Alfredo Fenoy , since 2018
