Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Dioecesis Sancti Rochi Diócesis de San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña | |
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Roman Catholic | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 August 1963 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Roch in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña |
| Patron saint | Saint Roch Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hugo Nicolás Barbaro |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fabriciano Sigampa |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Gustavo Alejandro Montini |
| Bishops emeritus | José Lorenzo Sartori |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is located in the town of San Roque in the city of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, usually referred to as simply Sáenz Peña, in the province of Chaco, Argentina.
History
On 12 August 1963,
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano (1963–1980), Appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- Abelardo Francisco Silva (1981–1994), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel
- José Lorenzo Sartori (1994–2008)
- Hugo Nicolás Barbaro (since 2008)
Auxiliary bishop
- Gustavo Alejandro Montini (2014-2016), appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Dante Carlos Sandrelli, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Formosa
- Fernando Martín Croxatto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia
References
- [self-published]
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