Diocese of San Francisco
| Diocese of San Francisco | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Cordoba |
| Diocesan bishop | Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 19,611 km² |
| Parishes | 32 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 230,900 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 221,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 95.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,667 |
| Friars | 12 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 21 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Francisco de Asís |
| Website | http://www.dsf.org.ar/ |
The Diocese of San Francisco ( Latin Dioecesis Franciscopolitana , Spanish Diócesis de San Francisco ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in San Francisco in Argentina .
history
The diocese of San Francisco was founded on April 10, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. built with the papal bull Fit persaepe from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Córdoba and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of San Francisco
- Pedro Reginaldo Lira , 1961-1965
- Agustín Adolfo Herrera , 1965–1988
- Baldomero Carlos Martini , 1988–2004, then Bishop of San Justo
- Carlos José Tissera , 2004–2011, then Bishop of Quilmes
- Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva , since 2013