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 | |
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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 (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.
Ordinaries
- José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B. (1993 - 2003)
- Néstor Hugo Navarro (2003 - 2010)
- Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca (2010 - )
External links and references
- "Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
Coordinates: 39°01′39″S 67°34′25″W / 39.0274°S 67.5737°W
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