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Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María

Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Diocese of Villa María". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. [2]
    "Diocese of Villa María". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
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