Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María
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Diocese of Villa María Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae Diócesis de Villa María |
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Córdoba |
| Metropolitan | Córdoba |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 382,000 305,000 (79.8%) |
| Parishes | 50 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Villa María |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Samuel Jofré Giraudo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos José Ñáñez |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Ángel Rovai |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Villa María in the Ecclesiastical province of Córdoba in Argentina.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Villa María from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.
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