Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
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Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 960,000 840,000 (87.5%)
Parishes	91
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 February 1897 (127 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of All Saints in Santa Fe
Patron saint	Our lady of Guadalupe Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	José María Arancedo
Website
www.arquisantafe.org.ar

The Latin Rite Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Rafaela and Reconquista.

History

On 15 February 1897 Pope Leo XII founded the Diocese of Santa Fe from territory taken from the Diocese of Paraná. On 20 April 1934 the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI. On the same date it lost territory to create the dioceses of Diocese of Mendoza. It lost further territory when the dioceses of Resistencia (1939), Reconquista (1957) and Rafaela (1961) were created. Blessed John Paul II changed the name of the archdiocese to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz on 19 September 1992.

Ordinaries

• Juan Agustín Boneo (1898–1932)
• Nicolás Fasolino (1932–1969) (Cardinal in 1967)
• Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1969–1984)
• Edgardo Gabriel Storni (1984–2002) – Archbishop Emeritus
• José María Arancedo (2003–present)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1934		Diocese of Rosario
1939		Diocese of Resistencia
1957		Diocese of Reconquista
1961		Diocese of Rafaela