Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza (Latin: Archidioecesis Mendozensis) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Neuquén and San Rafael.

Archdiocese of Mendoza

Archidioecesis Mendozensis

Arquidiócesis de Mendoza
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceMendoza
Statistics
Area63,839 km2 (24,648 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
1,373,000
1,145,000 (83.4%)
Parishes62
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 April 1934 (89 years ago)
CathedralOur Lady of Loreto Cathedral in Mendoza
Patron saintSt James the Greater
Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMarcelo Daniel Colombo
Auxiliary BishopsDante Gustavo Braida (Auxiliary Bishop-elect; appointed by Pope Francis on Saturday, 11 April 2015; formerly, Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista, in Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina)[1][2]
Bishops emeritusJosé María Arancibia
Map
Website
www.arquimendoza.org.ar

History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Mendoza from the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo. It lost territory to the Diocese of San Rafael when it was created in 1961. At the same time, the Diocese of Mendoza was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 April 1961.[3][4]

2016–2017 sexual abuse scandal

On 5 May 2017, Kosaka Kumiko, a Japanese-Argentinian nun, was arrested and accused of helping priests sexually abuse children at a school for youths with hearing disabilities in Mendoza Province.[5] Kumiko's arrest came after the arrests of two priests: Horacio Corbacho and Nicola Corradi.[5] Three other men employed at one of the Antonio Provolo Institute for the Deaf's Argentine schools were arrested for acts.[6] Corradi had previously been accused as early as 2009 of committing sex abuse at the Antonio Provolo Institute for the Deaf's main campus in Verona, Italy.[6][7]

On 15 June 2019, it was announced that the two priests will stand trial on 5 August 2019.[7] The two priests will face trial in Argentina,[7] where they were jailed after being accused of sexually abusing 22 children at the Argentine school.[6] The trial began as scheduled[8] Institute employee Armando Gomez also joined the two priests as a co-defendant.[8] Former institute employee Jorge Bordón had been sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018 for sex abuse at the institute as well.[8] The trial is expected to last for two more months.[9]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishops
  • José Miguel Medina (bishop) (1962-1965), appointed Bishop of Jujuy
  • Olimpo Santiago Maresma (1965-1974), appointed Archbishop here
  • Rafael Eleuterio Rey (1983-1991), appointed Bishop of Zárate-Campana
  • Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva (2008-2013), appointed Bishop of San Francisco
  • Dante Gustavo Braida Lorenzón (2015-2018), appointed Bishop of La Rioja
  • Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli (2017-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Paulino Reale Chirina, appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto in 1989
  • Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea (priest here, 1981–1986), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis in 2009

Territorial losses
YearAlong withTo form
1961Diocese of San Rafael

References
  2. "Web Translator".
  3. "Archdiocese of Mendoza". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 25 March 2013. [self-published]
  4. "Archdiocese of Mendoza". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 25 March 2013. [self-published]
  5. "Argentina: Nun arrested for allegedly abusing deaf children". FOX News. Associated Press. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. "Two priests in Argentina arrested over alleged abuse of at least 22 children at school for the deaf | Catholic Herald". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. "Trial date set for Argentine priests accused of abusing deaf children".
  8. "Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina | PBS NewsHour". PBS. 5 August 2019.
  9. "Two priests and a gardener on trial in Argentine for sexually abusing deaf children".

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