Diocese of Azul Dioecesis Azulensis Diócesis de Azul | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
Metropolitan | La Plata |
Statistics | |
Area | 64,210 km2 (24,790 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 504,000 428,000 (84.9%) |
Parishes | 43 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 April 1934 (87 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Azul |
Patron saint | St Serapion of Algiers Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hugh Manuel Salaberry |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor Rubén Aguer |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul (Latin : Dioecesis Azulensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.
On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Azul from the Diocese of La Plata. In 1957 territory was taken from this diocese to form the Diocese of Nueve de Julio. [1] [2]
Year | Along with | To form |
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1957 | Diocese of Mercedes | Diocese of Nueve de Julio |
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Coordinates: 36°46′40″S59°51′50″W / 36.7779°S 59.8640°W