Diocese of Azul Dioecesis Azulensis Diócesis de Azul | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
Metropolitan | La Plata |
Statistics | |
Area | 64,210 km2 (24,790 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 504,000 428,000 (84.9%) |
Parishes | 43 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 April 1934 (90 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Azul |
Patron saint | St Serapion of Algiers Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hugh Manuel Salaberry |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor Rubén Aguer |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul (Latin: Dioecesis Azulensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.