Archdiocese of Rosario
Rosarien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Rosario, Argentina
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese erected as a diocese in 1934 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1963. It is the seat of the ecclesiastical province of Rosario and has been led by Archbishop Eduardo Eliseo Martin since 2014.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 April 1934
- Latin
- Rosarien(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Rosary
- Annuario code
- 001002770
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,647,000
- Population
- 1,854,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 88.8%
- Priests
- 249
- Catholics per priest
- 6,614
- Extent
- 13,500 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 122
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
- Archbishop
- Eduardo Eliseo Martin
- Born
- 26 December 1953
- Birthplace
- Venado Tuerto
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 Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary stands in Rosario, 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 Rosario
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of San Nicolás de los ArroyosSan Nicolás de los Arroyos
- Diocese of Venado TuertoVenado Tuerto
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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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.