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Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul

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Parishes
  
43

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Argentina

Emeritus bishop
  
Emilio Bianchi Di Cárcano

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
64,210 km²

Patron saint
  
Serapion of Algiers

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Héctor Aguer

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 504,000 428,000 (84.9%)

Established
  
20 April 1934 (82 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Azul

Bishop
  
Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul (Latin: Dioecesis Azulensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.

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History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Azul from the Diocese of La Plata. In 1957 territory was taken from this diocese to form the Diocese of Nueve de Julio.

Ordinaries

  • César Antonio Cáneva (1934–1953)
  • Antonio José Plaza (1953–1955)
  • Manuel Marengo (1956–1982)
  • Emilio Bianchi di Cárcano (1982–2006) – Bishop Emeritus
  • Hugh Manuel Salaberry, S.J. (2006–present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul Wikipedia
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