Diocese of Rafaela
| Diocese of Rafaela | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
| Diocesan bishop | Luis Alberto Fernández |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 38,320 km² |
| Parishes | 36 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 288,877 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 267,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 92.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,804 |
| Permanent deacons | 13 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 48 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Rafael |
| Website | www.diocesisderafaela.org |
The Diocese of Rafaela ( Latin Dioecesis Raphaëliensis , Spanish diócesis de Rafaela ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Rafaela .
history
The diocese of Rafaela was founded on April 10, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. with the Papal Bull Cum venerabilis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the Diocese of Reconquista . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz as a suffragan .
Bishops of Rafaela
- Vicente Faustino Zazpe , 1961–1968, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Antonio Alfredo Brasca , 1968–1976
- Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto , 1976–1983, then Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro
- Héctor Gabino Romero , 1984-1999
- Carlos María Franzini , 2000–2012
- Luis Alberto Fernández , since 2013