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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Villa María in the ecclesiastical province of Córdoba in Argentina.
Diocese of Villa María Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae Diócesis de Villa María | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
Metropolitan | Córdoba |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 382,000 305,000 (79.8%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Samuel Jofré Giraudo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
Bishops emeritus | José Ángel Rovai |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]
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