Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción, Argentina
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Concepción Dioecesis Sanctissimae Concepionis in Argentina Diócesis de Concepción | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Tucumán |
Metropolitan | Tucumán |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,600 km2 (4,500 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 320,000 291,600 (91.1%) |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 August 1963 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción, Tucumán |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception St John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Antonio Díaz |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alberto Sánchez |
Bishops emeritus | Armando José María Rossi, O.P. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Concepionis in Argentina) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.
History
On 12 August 1963 Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Concepción from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Tucumán.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Juan Carlos Ferro (1963–1980)
- Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. (1980–1991), appointed Bishop of San Justo
- Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. (1992–2001)
- Armando José María Rossi, O.P. (2001–2020)
- José Melitón Chávez (2020–2021)
- José Antonio Díaz (2021–present)
Coadjutor bishops
- Armando José María Rossi, O.P. (2000–2001)
- José Melitón Chávez (2019–2020)
References
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