Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Piedad of Temperley is a Catholic church located in the city of

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, south part of

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, Argentina.

History

The Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Piedad was established on June 26, 1931, by initiative of the monsignor Francisco Alberti, being its first priest Félix Dutari Rodríguez. The parish is located in the "barrio inglés" of Temperley, a neighborhood of typical

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, who was populated towards the end of the 19th century by settlers of

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origin, and also by

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, whose descendants were faithful of the parish.

References

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