Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco
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Diocese of San Francisco
Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus
Diócesis de San Francisco
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
Metropolitan | Córdoba |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 218,000 213,000 (97.7%) |
Parishes | 30 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral St Francis of Assisi in San Francisco, Córdoba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco (Latin: Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.
History
On 10 April 1961 Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of San Francisco from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Pedro Reginaldo Lira † (1961 - 1965)
- Agustín Adolfo Herrera † (1965 - 1988)
- Baldomero Carlos Martini (1988 - 2004) Appointed, Bishop of San Justo
- Carlos José Tissera (2004 - 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Quilmes
References
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