Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela

Diocese of Rafaela
Diocese of Rafaela ; Dioecesis Raphaëliensis ; Diócesis de Rafaela
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Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Metropolitan	Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
Statistics
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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 (63 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.ar

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela (Latin: Dioecesis Raphaëliensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.

History

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.^[1]^[2]

Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1961 - 1968) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe
Antonio Alfredo Brasca (1968 - 1976)
Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1976 - 1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro
Héctor Gabino Romero (1984 - 1999)
Carlos María Franzini (2000 - 2012) Appointed, Archbishop of Mendoza
Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (2013 - present)

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