Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Villa María | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae |
Local: | Diócesis de Villa María |
Country: | Argentina |
Metropolitan: | Córdoba |
Province: | Córdoba |
Area Km2: | 28,000 |
Population: | 382,000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 305,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 79.8 |
Parishes: | 50 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 11 February 1957 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María |
Patron: | Immaculate Conception |
Bishop: | Samuel Jofré Giraudo |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Carlos José Ñáñez |
Emeritus Bishops: | José Ángel Rovai |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Villa María in the ecclesiastical province of Córdoba in Argentina.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1] [2]