Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Neuquén | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Neuquenianus |
Local: | Diócesis de Neuquén |
Country: | Argentina |
Metropolitan: | Mendoza |
Province: | Mendoza |
Area Km2: | 94,078 |
Population: | 494,358 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 435,035 |
Catholics Percent: | 88 |
Parishes: | 53 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 10 April 1961 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Neuquén |
Patron: | St Francis de Sales Mary Help of Christians |
Bishop: | Fernando Croxatto |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Marcelo Daniel Colombo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuquén (la|Dioecesis Neuquenianus) covers Neuquén Province, in Argentina. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Mendoza.
On 10 April 1961, Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Neuquén from the Diocese of Viedma.[1] [2]