Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuquén
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Diocese of Neuquén
Dioecesis Neuquenianus
Diócesis de Neuquén
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Mendoza |
Metropolitan | Mendoza |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 494,358 435,035 (88%) |
Parishes | 53 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Neuquén |
Patron saint | St Francis de Sales Mary Help of Christians |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Virginio Domingo Bressanelli |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos María Franzini |
Emeritus Bishops | Marcelo Angiolo Melani |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuquén (Latin: Dioecesis Neuquenianus) covers Neuquén Province, in Argentina. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Mendoza.
History
On 10 April 1961, Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Neuquén from the Diocese of Viedma.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Jaime Francisco de Nevares (1961 - 1991)
- Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. (1991 - 2001)
- Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. (2002 - 2011)
- Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. (2011–present)
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