Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María
Diocese of Villa María Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae Diócesis de Villa María | |
|---|---|
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 | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María (
.History
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Alberto Deane C.P. (1957–1977)
- Cándido Genaro Rubiolo (1977–1979), appointed Archbishop of Mendoza
- Alfredo Guillermo Disandro (1980–1998)
- Roberto Rodríguez (1998–2006), appointed Bishop of La Rioja
- José Ángel Rovai (2006–2013)
- Samuel Jofré Giraudo (2013– )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Damián Santiago Bitar, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo in 2008
References
- ^ "Diocese of Villa María". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Diocese of Villa María". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.