Diocese of Nueve de Julio
Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nueve de Julio, Argentina
Diocese of Nueve de Julio in Buenos Aires Province, erected in 1957 from the dioceses of Azul and Mercedes, and now suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Lujan (transferred from La Plata in 2019). Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi has led the see since 2015.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 February 1957
- Latin
- Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii
- Patron
- Saint Dominic and Our Lady of Fatima
- Annuario code
- 001002428
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 343,977
- Population
- 382,196
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.0%
- Priests
- 48
- Catholics per priest
- 7,166
- Extent
- 56,743 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.1
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
- Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi
- Born
- 18 January 1961
- Birthplace
- Veinticinco de Mayo
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 Saint Dominic of Guzman stands in Nueve de Julio, 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 Mercedes-Lujan
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mercedes-Lujan.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Mercedes–LujánMercedes–Luján
- Diocese of Merlo–MorenoMerlo–Moreno
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.