Archdiocese of Córdoba in Argentina Archidioecesis Cordubensis in Argentina Arquidiócesis de Córdoba |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
Statistics | |
Area | 19,722 km2 (7,615 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 2,016,000 1,814,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 114 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 May 1570 (447 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Córdoba, Argentina |
Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
Auxiliary Bishops | Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga |
Website | |
Website of the Archdiocese |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba (erected 10 May 1570, as the Diocese of Córdoba) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees include Cruz del Eje, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto and Villa María as well as the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.
Coordinates: 31°25′00″S 64°11′06″W / 31.4167°S 64.1849°W