Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Parishes
  
30

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Argentina

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
19,611 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Carlos José Ñáñez

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 218,000 213,000 (97.7%)

Established
  
10 April 1961 (55 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral St Francis of Assisi in San Francisco, Córdoba

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba

For the Archdiocese in California, USA, please see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

Contents

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco (Latin: Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.

History

On 10 April 1961 Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of San Francisco from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.

Ordinaries

  • Pedro Reginaldo Lira † (1961 - 1965)
  • Agustín Adolfo Herrera † (1965 - 1988)
  • Baldomero Carlos Martini (1988 - 2004) Appointed, Bishop of San Justo
  • Carlos José Tissera (2004 - 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Quilmes

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA