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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio

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Ecclesiastical province
  
La Plata

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
56,743 km²

Phone
  
+54 2317 42-2262

Parishes
  
38

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Province
  
Buenos Aires Province

Country
  
Argentina

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 382,196 343,977 (90%)

Established
  
11 February 1957 (60 years ago)

Address
  
Edison 954, 6500 Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuve de Julio (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province. It is in the Ecclesiastical province of La Plata in Argentina.

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History

On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Neuve de Julio from the Diocese of Azul and the Diocese of Mercedes.

Ordinaries

  • Agustin Adolfo Herrera (1957–1961)
  • Antonio Quarracino (1962–1969)
  • Alejo Benedicto Gilligan (1969–1991)
  • Jose Vittorio Tommasi (1991–1998)
  • Martin de Elizalde, O.S.B. (1999–2015)
  • Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (2015 - Present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio Wikipedia
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