Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya
The Diocese of Añatuya (Latin: Dioecesis Anatuyanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán. The current Bishop of Añatuya is José Luis Corral Peláez.
Diocese of Añatuya Dioecesis Anatuyanensis Diócesis de Añatuya | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Valley | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Tucumán |
| Metropolitan | Tucumán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 147,084 130,059 (88.4%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 April 1961 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our lady of the Valley in Añatuya |
| Patron saint | St Francis Solanus Our Lady of the Valley St Joseph the Worker |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Luis Corral Peláez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Alberto Sánchez |
| Coadjutor | José Luis Corral |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeanatuya.org.ar | |
History
Erected in 1961 by Blessed John XXIII, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Jorge Gottau, C.Ss.R. (1961–1992)
- Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. (1992–2002), appointed Bishop of Argentina, Military
- Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (2004–2014), appointed Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
- José Melitón Chávez (2015-2019), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción
- José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (2019- )
Coadjutor bishops
- Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. (1991–1992)
- José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. (2019)
External links and references
- "Diocese of Añatuya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
- "Diocese of Añatuya". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
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