Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
Latin:	Dioecesis Rivi Quarti Immaculatae Conceptionis
Local:	Diócesis de Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
Country:	Argentina
Metropolitan:	Córdoba
Province:	Córdoba
Area Km2:	58,519
Population:	453,000
Population As Of:	2010
Catholics:	427,000
Catholics Percent:	94.3
Parishes:	52
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	20 April 1934 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Bishop:	Eduardo Eliseo Martín
Bishop Title:	Bishop
Metro Archbishop:	Carlos José Ñáñez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto (Latin: Dioecesis Rivi Quarti Immaculatae Conceptionis) is located in the village of Concepción in the city of Río Cuarto, in the province of Córdoba, Argentina.

History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Río Cuarto from the Diocese of Córdoba. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto on 12 July 1995.^{[1] [2]}

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Leopoldo Buteler (1934–1961)
• Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1962–1984), appointed Archbishop of Salta
• Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana (1984–1992)
• Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1992–2006)
• Eduardo Eliseo Martín (2006–2014), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
• Adolfo Armando Uriona (2014-

Coadjutor bishop

• Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1990-1992)

Auxiliary bishop

• Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1960–1982), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Carlos José Tissera, appointed Bishop of San Francisco in 2004
• Victor Manuel Fernández, appointed titular Archbishop in 2013
• Hugo Ricardo Araya, appointed Bishop of Cruz del Eje in 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto. catholic-hierarchy.org. 2013-03-25.
2. Web site: Diocese of Río Cuarto. GCatholic.org. 2013-03-25.