Diocese of Neuquén

Neuquenian(us)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Neuquén, Argentina

Diocese of Neuquen in Patagonia, erected in 1961 by Pope John XXIII and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mendoza, covering Neuquen Province. Bishop Fernando Martin Croxatto has led the see since 2017.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 10 April 1961
Latin: Neuquenian(us)
Patron: Mary Help of Christians and Saint Francis de Sales
Annuario code: 001002375

The see in figures

Catholics: 435,035
Population: 494,358
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 88.0%
Priests: 54
Catholics per priest: 8,056
Extent: 94,078 km²
Catholics per km²: 4.6

Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The bishop

Bishop: Fernando Martin Croxatto
Born: 25 September 1956
Birthplace: Morón

A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.

The cathedral

Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians stands in Neuquén, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The province of Mendoza

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mendoza.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.