Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya

The Diocese of Añatuya (Latin: Dioecesis Anatuyanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán. The current Bishop of Añatuya is José Luis Corral Peláez.

Diocese of Añatuya

Dioecesis Anatuyanensis

Diócesis de Añatuya
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Valley
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceTucumán
MetropolitanTucumán
Statistics
Area68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
147,084
130,059 (88.4%)
Parishes23
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our lady of the Valley in Añatuya
Patron saintSt Francis Solanus
Our Lady of the Valley
St Joseph the Worker
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Luis Corral Peláez
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos Alberto Sánchez
CoadjutorJosé Luis Corral
Website
www.diocesisdeanatuya.org.ar

History

Erected in 1961 by Blessed John XXIII, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Jorge Gottau, C.Ss.R. (1961–1992)
  • Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. (1992–2002), appointed Bishop of Argentina, Military
  • Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (2004–2014), appointed Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
  • José Melitón Chávez (2015-2019), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción
  • José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (2019- )

Coadjutor bishops

  • Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. (1991–1992)
  • José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (2019)
  1. "Diocese of Añatuya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
  2. "Diocese of Añatuya". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]

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