Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela

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Parishes 36 Rite Roman Rite Country Argentina		Denomination Roman Catholic Area 38,320 km²

Metropolitan Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2010) 277,540 250,255 (80.2%) Established 10 April 1961 (55 years ago) Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela (Latin: Dioecesis Raphaëliensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.

History

On 10 April 1961 Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Rafaela from territory taken from the Diocese of Reconquista and Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1961 - 1968) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe

Antonio Alfredo Brasca (1968 - 1976)

Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1976 - 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro

Héctor Gabino Romero (1984 - 1999)

Carlos María Franzini (2000 - 2012) Appointed, Archbishop of Mendoza

Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (2013 - present)

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