Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela
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Diocese of Rafaela Dioecesis Raphaëliensis Diócesis de Rafaela |
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Cathedral of St. Raphael
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
| Metropolitan | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 38,320 km2 (14,800 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 277,540 250,255 (80.2%) |
| Parishes | 36 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 April 1961 (56 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Raphael in Rafaela |
| Patron saint |
Our Lady of Guadalupe St Joseph the Worker |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis Alberto Fernández Alara |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José María Arancedo |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisderafaela.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela (Latin: Dioecesis Raphaëliensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.
On 10 April 1961 Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Rafaela from territory taken from the Diocese of Reconquista and Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
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