The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela ( la, Dioecesis Raphaëliensis) is in
Argentina
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and is a
suffragan diocese
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of
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
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.
History
On 10 April 1961
Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Rafaela from territory taken from the
Diocese of Reconquista and
Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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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 ...
(1961–1968) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe
*
Antonio Alfredo Brasca
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(1968–1976)
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Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1976–1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro
*
Héctor Gabino Romero (1984–1999)
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Carlos María Franzini (2000–2012) Appointed, Archbishop of Mendoza
*
Luis Alberto Fernández Alara
Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (born October 26, 1946) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 2009 until 2013, when he became bishop of Rafaela.
Life
Born in Lomas de Zamora, Fernández Alar ...
(2013–2022)
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Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga (2022–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
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Hugo Norberto Santiago
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, appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé in 2006
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Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen, appointed Coadjutor Prelate of Deán Funes in 2011
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Gustavo Alejandro Montini
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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in 2014
References
Rafaela
Rafaela () is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
Rafaela
Rafaela () is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
Rafaela
Rafaela () is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
Rafaela
Rafaela () is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
1961 establishments in Argentina
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