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Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz ( la, Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis in

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. Its

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s include

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History

On 15 February 1897

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founded the Diocese of Santa Fe from territory taken from the Diocese of Paraná. On 20 April 1934 the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by

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. On the same date it lost territory to create the dioceses of Diocese of Mendoza. It lost further territory when the dioceses of Resistencia (1939),

(1957) and

(1961) were created.

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changed the name of the archdiocese to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz on 19 September 1992. The archdiocese has also had a history of sex abuse allegations, with one recently resulting in current bishop Sergio Fenoy being criminally charged in July 2020 for attempting to supplant an investigation.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Juan Agustín Boneo (1898–1932) * Nicolás Fasolino (1932–1969) (Cardinal from 1967) *

Vicente Faustino Zazpe Monsignor Vicente Faustino Zazpe Zarategi (15 February 1920 – 24 January 1984) was an archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina. Zazpe (also sometimes spelled ''Zaspe'') was born to Spanish Navarre immigrants in Santa Fe. He attended ...

(1969–1984) *

Edgardo Gabriel Storni Sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz in Argentina is a major chapter in the series of Catholic sex abuse cases in various Western jurisdictions. Earlier Vatican investigation In 1994, archbishop Edgardo Gabri ...

(1984–2002) *

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(2003–2018) * Sergio Alfredo Fenoy (2018–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

(1968–1969)

Auxiliary bishops

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(1921–1956) *

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(1936–1940), appointed Bishop of Resistencia *

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(1950–1956), appointed Bishop of Azul *

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(1957–1974) *

(1977–1984), appointed Archbishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Antonio Caggiano, appointed Bishop of Rosario in 1934 (Cardinal in 1946)

Territorial losses

External links

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz Religious organizations established in 1897 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century {{Argentina-RC-diocese-stub