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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio

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Diocese of Neuve de Julio

Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii

Diócesis de Nueve de Julio
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceMercedes-Luján
Statistics
Area56,743 km2 (21,909 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
382,196
343,977 (90%)
Parishes38
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 February 1957 (67 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Dominic of Guzman in Nueve de Julio
Patron saintSaint Dominic
Our Lady of Fátima
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAriel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi
Metropolitan ArchbishopJorge Eduardo Scheinig
Bishops emeritusMartín de Elizalde
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

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 Mercedes-Luján in Argentina, having had change of metropolitan from La Plata in 2019.

History

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On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Neuve de Julio from the Diocese of Azul and the Diocese of Mercedes.[1][2]

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Coadjutor bishop

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Neuve de Julio". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.[permanent dead link] [self-published]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Neuve de Julio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25. [self-published]