Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Cathedral of All Saints
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Statistics
Area	30,701 km2 (11,854 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 960,000 840,000 (87.5%)
Parishes	91
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 February 1897 (128 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of All Saints in Santa Fe
Patron saint	Our lady of Guadalupe Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sergio Alfredo Fenoy
Auxiliary Bishops	Matías Vecino (elected)
Bishops emeritus	José Maria Arancedo
Map
Website
www.arquisantafe.org.ar

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Latin : Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. A metropolitan see, there are two suffragan sees in its ecclesiastical province: Rafaela and Reconquista.

History

On 15 February 1897 Pope Leo XII founded the Diocese of Santa Fe from territory taken from the Diocese of Paraná. On 20 April 1934 the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI. On the same date it lost territory to create the dioceses of Diocese of Mendoza. It lost further territory when the dioceses of Resistencia (1939), Reconquista (1957) and Rafaela (1961) were created. Blessed John Paul II changed the name of the archdiocese to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz on 19 September 1992. ^{[1] [2]} The archdiocese has also had a history of sex abuse allegations, with former Archbishop Edgardo Gabriel Storni found guilty and bishop Sergio Fenoy being criminally charged in July 2020 for attempting to supplant an investigation. ^[3]

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Juan Agustín Boneo (1898–1932)
• Nicolás Fasolino (1932–1969) (Cardinal from 1967)
• Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1969–1984)
• Edgardo Gabriel Storni (1984–2002)
• José María Arancedo (2003–2018)
• Sergio Alfredo Fenoy (2018–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

• Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1968–1969)

Auxiliary bishops

• Rafael Canale Oberti (1921–1956)
• Nicolás de Carlo (1936–1940), appointed Bishop of Resistencia
• Manuel Marengo (bishop) (1950–1956), appointed Bishop of Azul
• Enrique Principe (1957–1974)
• Edgardo Gabriel Storni (1977–1984), appointed Archbishop here
• Matías Vecino (since 2024)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Antonio Caggiano, appointed Bishop of Rosario in 1934 (Cardinal in 1946)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1934		Diocese of Rosario
1939		Diocese of Resistencia
1957		Diocese of Reconquista
1961		Diocese of Rafaela

References

1. "Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
2. "Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
3. "Argentine bishops face charges for accepting sex-abuse complaints | News Headlines".

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