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Diocese of La Rioja

Dioecesis Rioiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 April 1934
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 89,680 (34,638 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, San Nicolas de Bari 560 Oeste, F5300AAS La Rioja, Argentina
  • Telephone: (0380)4433.942
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 April 1934ErectedDiocese of Córdoba (Tucumán) (La Rioja, Aimogasta, Castro Barros, Chilecito, Famatina, Olta, Tama, Ulapes, and Villa Unión) Diocese of La Rioja (erected)
10 April 1961Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of La Rioja (from Córdoba)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950103,000103,000100.0%1312254,120123810ap1951
1966139,000140,00099.3%1910294,793102917ap1967
1970144,000150,00096.0%1716334,363162918ap1971
1976153,600160,00096.0%2524493,134277226ap1977
1980152,000158,00096.2%2420443,454225428ap1981
1990182,807190,80095.8%2414384,810228719ap1991
1999246,125273,47190.0%2810386,476166224ap2000
2000252,178280,19890.0%2710376,815176324ap2001
2001252,178280,19890.0%2710376,815176225ap2002
2002251,145288,67287.0%2710376,787175925ap2003
2003252,285289,98387.0%2710376,818146129ap2004
2004265,350305,00087.0%2810386,982145928ap2005
2013323,000353,30091.4%3012427,6901153224ap2014
2016319,666367,72086.9%3412466,9491174327ap2017
2019322,360388,38683.0%3715526,1992212433ap2020
2021342,372393,53187.0%3316496,9872202534ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 257, to Page 263
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 75, to Page 77

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