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Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei Verae Crucis



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Bishop(s)

  • Sergio Alfredo Fenoy, Archbishop
  • José María Arancedo, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Name Changed: 19 September 1992
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 30,701 (11,858 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquisantafe.org.ar/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Avenida General Lopez 2720, S3000DCJ Santa Fe, Argentina
  • Telephone: (0342)459-5791; 4581-780

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Santa Fe
15 February 1897ErectedDiocese of Paraná Diocese of Santa Fe (erected)
20 April 1934Territory LostDiocese of Santa Fe (Armstrong, Las Rosas, Montes de Oca, Arequito, Arteaga, Casilda, Chabas, Chañar Ladeado, Los Quirquinchos, San José de la Esquina, Bigand, Alcorta, Constitución, Paz, Santa Teresa, Carmen, Elortondo, Firmat, Lazarino, Magiolo, Rufino, San Urbano, Venad...) Diocese of Rosario (erected)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
20 April 1934ElevatedDiocese of Santa Fe Archdiocese of Santa Fe
3 June 1939Territory LostArchdiocese of Santa Fe (Chaco and Formosa) Diocese of Resistencia (erected)
11 February 1957Territory LostArchdiocese of Santa Fe (Nueve de Julio, General Obligado, San Javier, and Vera) Diocese of Reconquista (erected)
10 April 1961Territory LostDiocese of Reconquista (Department of Nueve de Julio)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Departments of Castellano and San Cristóbal)
Diocese of Rafaela (erected)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
19 September 1992Name ChangedArchdiocese of Santa Fe Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
1950700,000736,60095.0%134772113,317141523107ap1951
1966615,000665,00092.5%105731783,4557348075ap1967
1970497,431.0%805813808240979ap1971
1976643,000693,40092.7%75551304,9467530070ap1977
1980506,000560,00090.4%68651333,80467217581ap1981
1990670,000720,00093.1%81471285,23496720098ap1991
Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
1999770,000850,00090.6%92461385,579165523690ap2000
2000790,000875,00090.3%96431395,683185224188ap2001
2001795,000880,00090.3%94451395,719184820388ap2002
2002790,000890,00088.8%96331296,124184321989ap2003
2003800,000890,00089.9%102321345,970184024389ap2004
2004810,000895,00090.5%98401385,869165121489ap2005
2010840,000960,00087.5%101301316,412183112391ap2011
2014872,000996,00087.6%103221256,976202610194ap2015
2017711,000890,00079.9%105201255,688272310094ap2018
2020729,300916,00079.6%103251285,69722289093ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Santa Fe
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 257, to Page 263
  • Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 213, and Page 214

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