Archdiocese of Rosario

---

Bishop(s) José Luis Mollaghan, Archbishop Eduardo Vicente Mirás, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses San Nicolás de los Arroyos Venado Tuerto

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 12 August 1963 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Argentina Square Kilometers: 13,500 (5,214 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.delrosario.org.ar/ Mailing Address: Calle Cordoba 1677, 2000 Rosario [Santa Fe], Argentina Telephone: (0341) 425.12.98 Fax: 425.12.07

Historical Details

• Diocese of Rosario
  • Latin Name: Rosariensis
  • Erected: 20 April 1934
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
  • Country: Argentina

---

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Caggiano † (13 Sep 1934 Appointed - 15 Aug 1959 Appointed, Archbishop of Buenos Aires)
• Silvino Martínez † (21 Sep 1959 Appointed - 27 Jan 1961 Died)
• Guillermo Bolatti † (11 Jul 1961 Appointed - 7 Aug 1982 Died)
• Jorge Manuel López † (19 Jan 1983 Appointed - 20 Nov 1993 Retired)
• Eduardo Vicente Mirás (20 Nov 1993 Appointed - 22 Dec 2005 Retired)
• José Luis Mollaghan (22 Dec 2005 Appointed - )

---

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Rosario
20 April 1934	Erected	Diocese of Santa Fe	Diocese of Rosario (erected)
12 August 1963	Territory Lost	Diocese of Rosario	Diocese of Venado Tuerto (erected)
Archdiocese of Rosario
12 August 1963	Elevated	Diocese of Rosario	Archdiocese of Rosario

---

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Rosario
1950	900,000	944,400	95.3%	106	121	227	3,964		172	725	75	ap1951
Archdiocese of Rosario
1964	1,000,001	1,030,000	97.1%	131	139	270	3,703		245	730	81	ap1967
1970	1,150,000	1,250,000	92.0%	121	140	261	4,406		200	800	97	ap1971
1976	1,275,877	1,367,550	93.3%	107	147	254	5,023	1	184	700	112	ap1977
1980	1,418,000	1,519,000	93.4%	104	148	252	5,626	1	188	650	108	ap1981
1990	1,616,000	1,729,000	93.5%	146	114	260	6,215	1	187	500	109	ap1991
1999	911,000	1,620,000	56.2%	153	112	265	3,437		160	315	118	ap2000
2000	922,000	1,640,000	56.2%	151	94	245	3,763		132	307	120	ap2001
2001	900,000	1,600,000	56.3%	155	101	256	3,515		154	307	120	ap2002
2002	1,485,000	1,650,000	90.0%	137	128	265	5,603		196	305	121	ap2003
2003	1,485,000	1,650,000	90.0%	153	90	243	6,111	2	161	205	121	ap2004
2004	1,501,620	1,700,000	88.3%	149	77	226	6,644	2	127	141	121	ap2005

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

---

Affiliated Bishops

• Heraldo Camilo A. Barotto † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jan 1973 to 12 Aug 1983)
• Guillermo Bolatti † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1961; Archbishop: 12 Aug 1963 to 7 Aug 1982)
• Carlos María Cafferata † (Priest: 19 Dec 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1956 to 11 Jul 1961)
• Antonio Caggiano † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1934 to 15 Aug 1959)
• Héctor Sabatino Cardelli (Priest: 21 Sep 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1995 to 2 May 1998)
• Luis Armando Collazuol (Priest: 29 Sep 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Dec 1997 to 21 Jul 2004)
• Desiderio Elso Collino † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jan 1972 to 7 Nov 1972)
• Sergio Alfredo Fenoy (Priest: 2 Dec 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 1999 to 5 Dec 2006)
• Jorge Manuel López † (Priest: 19 Dec 1942; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 May 1968 to 5 Apr 1972; Archbishop: 19 Jan 1983 to 20 Nov 1993)
• Silvino Martínez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1946 to 23 Oct 1954; Bishop: 21 Sep 1959 to 27 Jan 1961)
• Mario Luis Bautista Maulión (Priest: 11 Jun 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Mar 1986 to 8 May 1995)
• Eduardo Vicente Mirás (Archbishop: 20 Nov 1993 to 22 Dec 2005)
• José Luis Mollaghan (Archbishop: 22 Dec 2005 - )
• Benito Epifanio Rodríguez † (Priest: 18 Dec 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Sep 1960 to 1976)
• Francisco Juan Vénnera † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1956 to 21 Sep 1959)
• Atilano Vidal Núñez † (Priest: 22 Dec 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Apr 1972 to 24 May 1985)
• Oscar Félix Villena † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Apr 1982 to 7 Apr 1994)