Diocese of Concepción (Argentina)
| Diocese of Concepción (Argentina) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tucumán |
| Diocesan bishop | José Melitón Chavez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Armando Rossi OP |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 11,000 km² |
| Parishes | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 411,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 301,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 73.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,379 |
| Permanent deacons | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Inmaculada Concepción |
| Website | www.aica.org |
The Diocese of Concepción ( lat. : Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis in Argentina , span. : Diócesis de la Santisima Concepcion ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Concepción .
It was established on August 12, 1963 as an independent diocese from the cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Tucumán and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Concepción
- Juan Carlos Ferro , 1963-1980
- Jorge Arturo Meinvielle SDB , 1980–1991, then Bishop of San Justo
- Bernhard Heinrich Witte OMI , 1992-2001
- Armando José María Rossi OP , 2001-2020
- José Melitón Chávez , since 2020
