Diocese of Neuquén
| Diocese of Neuquén | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mendoza |
| Diocesan bishop | Fernando Martín Croxatto |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Marcelo Angiolo Melani SDB Virginio Domingo Bressanelli SCI |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 94,078 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 619.745 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 464,808 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 75% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,770 |
| Permanent deacons | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 68 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral María Auxiliadora |
The Diocese of Neuquén ( lat. : Dioecesis Neuqueniana , span. : Diócesis de Neuquén ) is one in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Neuquén .
history
The diocese of Neuquén was on April 10, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. Erected from territory ceded by the diocese of Viedma The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Mendoza as a suffragan .
Bishops of Neuquén
- Jaime de Nevares SDB , 1961-1991
- Agustín Roberto Radrizzani SDB, 1991–2001, then Bishop of Lomas de Zamora
- Marcelo Angiolo Melani SDS, 2002–2011
- Virginio Domingo Bressanelli SCI , 2011–2017
- Fernando Martín Croxatto , since 2017
See also
Web links
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