Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Dioecesis Sancti Rochi Diócesis de San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña | |
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 Cathedral of Saint Roch | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Resistencia |
| Metropolitan | Resistencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 71,303 km2 (27,530 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 511,000 436,000 (85.3%) |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 August 1963 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Roch in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña |
| Patron saint |
Saint Roch Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hugo Nicolás Barbaro |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fabriciano Sigampa |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Gustavo Alejandro Montini |
| Bishops emeritus | José Lorenzo Sartori |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is located in the town of San Roque in the city of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, usually referred to as simply Sáenz Peña, in the province of Chaco, Argentina.
On 12 August 1963, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña from the Diocese of Resistencia. Its name was changed to the Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña on 28 February 1992 by Blessed John Paul II. [1] [2]
- Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano (1963–1980), Appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- Abelardo Francisco Silva (1981–1994), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel
- José Lorenzo Sartori (1994–2008)
- Hugo Nicolás Barbaro (since 2008)
- Gustavo Alejandro Montini (2014-2016), appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé
- Dante Carlos Sandrelli, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Formosa
- Fernando Martín Croxatto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia
- ^ "Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. self-published
- ^ "Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. self-published
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Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Dioecesis Sancti Rochi Diócesis de San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña | |
|---|---|
|
Cathedral of Saint Roch | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Resistencia |
| Metropolitan | Resistencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 71,303 km2 (27,530 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 511,000 436,000 (85.3%) |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 August 1963 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Roch in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña |
| Patron saint |
Saint Roch Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hugo Nicolás Barbaro |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fabriciano Sigampa |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Gustavo Alejandro Montini |
| Bishops emeritus | José Lorenzo Sartori |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is located in the town of San Roque in the city of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, usually referred to as simply Sáenz Peña, in the province of Chaco, Argentina.
On 12 August 1963, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña from the Diocese of Resistencia. Its name was changed to the Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña on 28 February 1992 by Blessed John Paul II. [1] [2]
- Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano (1963–1980), Appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- Abelardo Francisco Silva (1981–1994), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel
- José Lorenzo Sartori (1994–2008)
- Hugo Nicolás Barbaro (since 2008)
- Gustavo Alejandro Montini (2014-2016), appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé
- Dante Carlos Sandrelli, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Formosa
- Fernando Martín Croxatto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia
- ^ "Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. self-published
- ^ "Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. self-published
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