Diocese of San Rafael
| Diocese of San Rafael | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mendoza |
| Diocesan bishop | Eduardo Maria Taussig |
| Vicar General | Miguel Ángel Heit |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 87,286 km² |
| Parishes | 28 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 261,834 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 221,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 84.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 63 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,255 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 129 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 130 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Rafael Arcángel |
| address | Rivadavia 415 5600 San Rafael [Mendoza] Argentina |
The Diocese of San Rafael ( lat. : Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis , span. : Diócesis de San Rafael ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Rafael .
It was on April 10, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. erected with the papal bull Ecclesia Christi from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Mendoza and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of San Rafael
- Raúl Francisco Primatesta , June 12, 1961–16. February 1965, then Archbishop of Cordoba
- Jorge Carlos Carreras , June 12, 1965-19. July 1969, then Bishop of San Justo
- Oscar Félix Villena , February 11, 1970-11. April 1972
- León Kruk , January 20, 1973-7. September 1991
- Jesús Arturo Roldán , November 9, 1991–31. May 1996
- Guillermo Garlatti , February 20, 1997-11. March 2003, then Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
- Eduardo Maria Taussig , since July 21, 2004