Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuquén

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuquén (Latin: Dioecesis Neuquenianus) covers Neuquén Province, in Argentina. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Mendoza.

Diocese of Neuquén Dioecesis Neuquenianus Diócesis de Neuquén
Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Mendoza
Metropolitan	Mendoza
Statistics
Area	94,078 km^2 (36,324 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 494,358 435,035 (88%)
Parishes	53
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1961 (59 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians in Neuquén
Patron saint	St Francis de Sales Mary Help of Christians
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Fernando Croxatto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marcelo Daniel Colombo
Bishops emeritus	Marcelo Angiolo Melani

History

On 10 April 1961, Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of Neuquén from the Diocese of Viedma.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Jaime Francisco de Nevares (1961–1991)
• Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. (1991–2001), appointed Bishop of Lomas de Zamora
• Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. (2002–2011)
• Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. (2011–2017)
• Fernando Croxatto (2017–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. (2010–2011)

References

1. "Diocese of Neuquén". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25. ^{[self-published]}
2. "Diocese of Neuquén". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25. ^{[self-published]}