Diocese of Santa Rosa
Sanctae Rosae in Argentina
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Santa Rosa, Argentina
Latin rite diocese covering the entire province of La Pampa, erected by Pope Pius XII on 11 February 1957 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bahia Blanca. Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Luis Dario Martin to the see on 2 February 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 February 1957
- Latin
- Sanctae Rosae in Argentina
- Patron
- Saint Rose of Lima
- Annuario code
- 001002959
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 179,700
- Population
- 341,456
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 52.6%
- Priests
- 30
- Catholics per priest
- 5,990
- Extent
- 143,440 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.3
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
- Luis Darío Martín
- Born
- 4 March 1961
- Birthplace
- General Pico
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 Santa Rosa de Lima stands in Santa Rosa, 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 RawsonRawson
- Diocese of ViedmaViedma
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Pope Pius XII established this Argentine diocese on 11 February 1957. Seated in the city of Santa Rosa, La Pampa, it serves as a suffragan within the province of Bahía Blanca.
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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.