Diocese of Cruz del Eje
| Diocese of Cruz del Eje | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cordoba |
| Diocesan bishop | Hugo Ricardo Araya |
| founding | 1963 |
| surface | 22,242 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 176,798 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 166.083 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 93.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,358 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 17 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 61 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora del Valle |
| Website | www.diocesiscruzdeleje.com.ar |
The diocese of Cruz del Eje ( lat. : Dioecesis Crucis Axeatae , span. : Diócesis de Cruz del Eje ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Cruz del Eje .
history
The diocese Cruz del Eje was on August 12, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. erected with the papal bull Ecclesia Christi from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Córdoba and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On January 25, 1980, the diocese of Cruz del Eje gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Territorial Prelature Deán Funes .
Bishops of Cruz del Eje
- Enrique Pechuán Marín , 1963–1983
- Omar Félix Colomé , 1984-2008
- Santiago Olivera , 2008–2017, then military bishop of Argentina
- Hugo Ricardo Araya , since 2017
See also
Web links
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