Roman Catholic Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
| Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos Dioecesis Sancti Nicolai de los Arroyos Diócesis de San Nicolás de los Arroyos | |
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Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rosario |
| Metropolitan | Rosario |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,500 km2 (5,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 427,000 390,000 (91.3%) |
| Parishes | 51 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 March 1947 (69 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Nicholas of Myra in San Nicolás de los Arroyos |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Héctor Sabatino Cardelli |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede Vacante |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, is located in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, which is usually shortened to San Nicolás, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
History
On 3 March 1947, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos from territory taken from the Diocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Mercedes. It lost territory to the Diocese of San Isidro when it was created in 1957 and the Diocese of Zárate-Campana in 1976.[1][2]
Image of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rosary of San Nicolás
Ordinaries
- Silvino Martínez (1954–1959)
- Francisco Juan Vénnera (1959–1966)
- Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon (1966–1977)
- Fortunato Antonio Rossi (1977–1983)
- Domingo Salvador Castagna (1984–1994)
- Mario Luis Bautista Maulión (1995–2003)
- Héctor Sabatino Cardelli (2004 - )
References
- ↑ "Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ↑ "Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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