Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche is based in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, usually referred to as Bariloche, in the province of Río Negro, Argentina. The diocese is a suffragan of the province of Bahia Blanca. The city is located in the foothills of the Andes.
Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Vurilocensis Diócesis de San Carlos de Bariloche | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
Statistics | |
Area | 77,076 km2 (29,759 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 171,000 120,000 (70.2%) |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 July 1993 (30 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi in San Carlos de Bariloche |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Snows St Charles Borromeo |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa |
Ordinaries
- Rubén Oscar Frassia (1993–2000), appointed Bishop of Avellaneda
- Fernando Carlos Maletti (2001–2013), appointed Bishop of Merlo-Moreno
- Juan José Chaparro Stivanello (2013–2022), appointed Bishop of Merlo-Moreno
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