Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya
Appearance
Diocese of Añatuya Dioecesis Anatuyanensis Diócesis de Añatuya | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Tucumán |
Metropolitan | Tucumán |
Statistics | |
Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 147,084 130,059 (88.4%) |
Parishes | 23 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our lady of the Valley in Añatuya |
Patron saint | St Francis Solanus Our Lady of the Valley St Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Luis Corral Peláez |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alberto Sánchez |
Coadjutor | José Luis Corral |
Website | |
www.diocesisdeanatuya.org.ar |
The Diocese of Añatuya (Latin: Dioecesis Anatuyanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán. The current Bishop of Añatuya is José Luis Corral Peláez.
History
[edit]Erected in 1961 by Blessed John XXIII, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.[1][2]
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Jorge Gottau, C.Ss.R. (1961–1992)
- Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. (1992–2002), appointed Bishop of Argentina, Military
- Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (2004–2014), appointed Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
- José Melitón Chávez (2015-2019), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción
- José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (2019- )
Coadjutor bishops
[edit]- Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. (1991–1992)
- José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (2019)
External links and references
[edit]- ^ "Diocese of Añatuya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
- ^ "Diocese of Añatuya". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tucumán
- Christian organizations established in 1961
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1961 establishments in Argentina
- Tucumán Province geography stubs
- Argentine Roman Catholic diocese stubs