Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María
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Diocese of Villa María
Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae
Diócesis de Villa María
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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) 382,000 305,000 (79.8%) |
| Parishes | 50 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Samuel Jofré Giraudo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Ángel Rovai |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Villa María in the Ecclesiastical province of Córdoba in Argentina.
History
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Alberto Deane C.P. (1957 - 1977)
- Cándido Genaro Rubiolo (1977 - 1979)
- Alfredo Guillermo Disandro (1980 - 1998)
- Roberto Rodríguez (1998 - 2006)
- José Ángel Rovai (2006 - 2013)
- Samuel Jofré Giraudo (2013 - )
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