Diocese of Rawson
Rausonopolitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Rawson, Argentina
The Diocese of Rawson is a Latin rite diocese in Chubut province, Argentina, erected by Pope Francis in 2023 from territory of the Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca, and Roberto Pío Álvarez has been its first bishop since 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 October 2023
- Latin
- Rausonopolitan(us)
- Patron
- Mary Immaculate
- Annuario code
- 001005119
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 162,173
- Population
- 270,289
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 60.0%
- Priests
- 14
- Catholics per priest
- 11,584
- Extent
- 95,606 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.7
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
- Roberto Pío Álvarez
- Born
- 5 May 1968
- Birthplace
- Córdoba
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 María Auxiliadora, Trelew stands in Rawson, 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 Bahía Blanca
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Bahía BlancaBahía Blanca
- Diocese of Comodoro RivadaviaComodoro Rivadavia
- Diocese of EsquelEsquel
- Diocese of Santa RosaSanta Rosa
- Diocese of ViedmaViedma
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.