Diocese of La Rioja

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Diocese of La Rioja
Basic data
Country Argentina
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
Diocesan bishop Dante Gustavo Braida
Emeritus diocesan bishop Roberto Rodríguez
founding 1934
surface 89,680 km²
Parishes 27 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents 367,720 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 319,666 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of 86.9%
Diocesan priest 34 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest 12 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest 6,949
Permanent deacons 1 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars 17 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters 43 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Spanish
cathedral San Nicolás de Bari
Website https://diocesisdelarioja.wordpress.com/

The Diocese of La Rioja ( Latin Dioecesis Rioiensis , Spanish diócesis de La Rioja ) is one in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in La Rioja .

history

The diocese of La Rioja was founded on April 20, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. built from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Córdoba . The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo as a suffragan .

Bishops of La Rioja

See also

Web links

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