Diocese of Neuve de Julio Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii Diócesis de Nueve de Julio |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
Statistics | |
Area | 56,743 km2 (21,909 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 382,196 343,977 (90%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Dominic of Guzman in Nueve de Julio |
Patron saint |
Saint Dominic Our Lady of Fátima |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor Rubén Aguer |
Emeritus Bishops | Martín de Elizalde |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuve de Julio (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province. It is in the Ecclesiastical province of La Plata in Argentina.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Neuve de Julio from the Diocese of Azul and the Diocese of Mercedes.