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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Mendoza

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
63,839 km²

Province
  
Mendoza Province

Parishes
  
62

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Phone
  
+54 261 429-4885

Country
  
Argentina

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,373,000 1,145,000 (83.4%)

Established
  
20 April 1934 (82 years ago)

Address
  
San Juan, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina

Similar
  
Parroquia San Agustín, Parroquia Inmacula Corazón, Parroquia Se or del Milagro Y, Tapiceria Virgen De Lourdes, Jesuitas Templo del Sagrado

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza (Latin: Archidioecesis Mendozensis) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Neuquén and San Rafael.

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History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Mendoza from the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo. It lost territory to the Diocese of San Rafael when it was created in 1961. At the same time, the Diocese of Mendoza was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 April 1961.

Ordinaries

  • José Aníbal Verdaguer y Corominas (1934–1940)
  • Alfonso María Buteler (1940–1973)
  • Olimpo Santiago Maresma (1974–1979)
  • Cándido Genaro Rubiolo (1979–1996)
  • José María Arancibia (1996–2012)
  • Carlos María Franzini (since 2012)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza Wikipedia
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