Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro

Diocese of Alto Valle Del Rio Negro
Dioecesis Rivi Nigri Vallensis Superioris
Diócesis de Alto Valle del Río Negro
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 (23 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in General Roca
Patron saint Holy Family
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca
Metropolitan Archbishop Guillermo José Garlatti
Emeritus Bishops Néstor Hugo Navarro Bishop Emeritus (2003-2010)
José Pedro Pozzi Bishop Emeritus (1993-2003)

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.

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Coordinates: 39°01′39″S 67°34′25″W / 39.0274°S 67.5737°W / -39.0274; -67.5737

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