Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Alto Valle Del Rio Negro Dioecesis Rivi Nigri Vallensis Superioris Diócesis de Alto Valle del Río Negro | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
Statistics | |
Area | 37,130 sq mi (96,200 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 325,447 276,629 (85%) |
Parishes | 18 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 July 1993 (31 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in General Roca |
Patron saint | Holy Family |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Alejandro Pablo Benna |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa |
Bishops emeritus | Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Bishop Emeritus (2010-2021) Néstor Hugo Navarro Bishop Emeritus (2003-2010) |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro (erected 22 July 1993) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
Ordinaries
- José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B. (1993–2003)
- Néstor Hugo Navarro (2003–2010)
- Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca (2010–2021)
- Alejandro Pablo Benna (2021–present)
References
External links
- "Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
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