Diocese of Añatuya Dioecesis Anatuyanensis Diócesis de Añatuya | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Valley | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tucumán |
| Metropolitan | Tucumán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 147,084 130,059 (88.4%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 April 1961 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our lady of the Valley in Añatuya |
| Patron saint | St Francis Solanus Our Lady of the Valley St Joseph the Worker |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Luis Corral Peláez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alberto Sánchez |
| Coadjutor | José Luis Corral |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeanatuya.org.ar | |
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.
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)
External links and references
- ↑ "Diocese of Añatuya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
- ↑ "Diocese of Añatuya". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
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