Diocese of Nueve de Julio
| Diocese of Nueve de Julio | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján |
| Diocesan bishop | Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Martín de Elizalde OSB |
| Vicar General | Carlos Luis Arive |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 57,016 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 452,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 403,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 89.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,396 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 77 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Santo Domingo de Guzmán |
| address | Edison 954 Casilla Correo 65 6500 Nueve de Julio [Buenos Aires] Argentina |
| Website | http://www.diocesis9dejulio.org.ar/ |
The Diocese of Nueve de Julio ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii , span. : Diócesis de Nueve de Julio ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Nueve de Julio .
history
The diocese Nueve de Julio was founded on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. Erected with the papal bull Quandoquidem adoranda from cessions of territory of the dioceses of Azul and Mercedes . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of La Plata as a suffragan .
On October 4, 2019, Pope Francis subordinated the diocese to the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, which was made a metropolitan seat on the same date, as a suffragan.
Bishops of Nueve de Julio
- Agustín Adolfo Herrera , 1957–1961, then Coadjutor Bishop of Jujuy
- Antonio Quarracino , 1962–1968, then Bishop of Avellaneda
- Alejo Benedicto Gilligan , 1969-1991
- José Vittorio Tommasí , 1991–1998
- Martín de Elizalde OSB , 1999-2015
- Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi , since 2015
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Nueve de Julio - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della Provincia di Ecclesiastica Mercedes-Luján (Argentina), rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Mercedes-Luján e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita di Mercedes-Luján. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 4, 2019, accessed October 4, 2019 (Italian).
