Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Añatuya
Latin:Dioecesis Anatuyanensis
Local:Diócesis de Añatuya
Country:Argentina
Province:Tucumán
Area Km2:68,000
Population:147,084
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:130,059
Catholics Percent:88.4
Parishes:23
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:10 April 1961 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our lady of the Valley in Añatuya
Bishop:José Luis Corral Peláez
Bishop Title:Bishop
Coadjutor:José Luis Corral
Metro Archbishop:Carlos Alberto Sánchez
Website:www.diocesisdeanatuya.org.ar

The Diocese of Añatuya (Latin: Dioecesis Anatuyanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán. The current Bishop of Añatuya is José Luis Corral Peláez.

History

Erected in 1961 by Blessed John XXIII, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.[1] [2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishops

External links and references

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese of Añatuya. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2007-03-17.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Añatuya. GCatholic.org. 2013-03-27.