Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto

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Diocese of Venado Tuerto

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Diócesis de Venado Tuerto
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Rosario
Metropolitan Rosario
Statistics
Area14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
216,000
206,000 (95.4%)
Parishes43
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established12 August 1963 (58 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Venado Tuerto
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Han Lim Moon
Metropolitan Archbishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín
Bishops emeritusGustavo Arturo Help
Website
www.obispadosn.org.ar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto is an Argentinian diocese within the Ecclesiastical Province of Rosario. [1]

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History

On 12 August 1963, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Venado Tuerto from the Diocese of Rosario, which on the same day was elevated to an archdiocese and Venado Tuerto became one of its suffragan sees. [1] [2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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References

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  2. "Diocese of Venado Tuerto". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]