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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Rafael

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Diocese of San Rafael

Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis

Diócesis de San Rafael
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceMendoza
MetropolitanMendoza
Statistics
Area87,286 km2 (33,701 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
230,000
195,500 (85%)
Parishes28
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (63 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Raphael the Archangel in San Rafael
Patron saintSt Raphael the Archangel
Our Lady of Lourdes
Saint Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos María Domínguez
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarcelo Daniel Colombo
Bishops emeritusEduardo Maria Taussig

The Diocese of San Rafael (Latin: Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in San Rafael, Argentina. It came into existence on 10 April 1961.

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Past and present ordinaries

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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