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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela (Latin: Dioecesis Raphaëliensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
Diocese of Rafaela Dioecesis Raphaëliensis Diócesis de Rafaela | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
Metropolitan | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
Statistics | |
Area | 38,320 km2 (14,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 277,540 250,255 (80.2%) |
Parishes | 36 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Raphael in Rafaela |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe St Joseph the Worker |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José María Arancedo |
Bishops emeritus | Luis Alberto Fernández Alara |
Website | |
www.diocesisderafaela.org |
On 10 April 1961 Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Rafaela from territory taken from the Diocese of Reconquista and Archdiocese of Santa Fe.[1][2]
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