Archdiocese of Rosario

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Archdiocese of Rosario
Basic data
Country Argentina
Diocesan bishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín
Emeritus diocesan bishop Eduardo Vicente Mirás
José Luis Mollaghan
Vicar General Emilio Juan José Cardarelli
founding 1934
surface 13,500 km²
Parishes 123 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Residents 1,986,000 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics 1,765,000 (2017 / AP 2018 )
proportion of 88.9%
Diocesan priest 178 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious priest 73 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics per priest 7,032
Permanent deacons 3 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Friars 105 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious sisters 235 (2017 / AP 2018 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Spanish
cathedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
address Calle Cordoba 1677
2000 Rosario [Santa Fe]
Argentina
Website www.delrosario.org.ar
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Diocese of Venado Tuerto

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario ( Latin Archidioecesis rosariensis , Spanish Arquidiócesis de Rosario ) is an in Argentina situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Rosario .

history

The Diocese of Rosario was founded on April 20, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. built with the Papal Bull Nobilis Argentinae Nationis from cessions of territory of the diocese of Santa Fe . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe as a suffragan . On August 12, 1963, the diocese gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese Venado Tuerto . The Diocese of Rosario was on August 12, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. raised to the archbishopric.

Bishops

Nuestra Señora del Rosario Cathedral in Rosario

Bishops of Rosario

Archbishops of Rosario

See also

Web links

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