Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya

The Diocese of Añatuya (Latin: Dioecesis Anatuyanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.

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 km^2 (26,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 147,084 130,059 (88.4%)
Parishes	23
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1961 (59 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

1. "Diocese of Añatuya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. ^{[self-published]}
2. "Diocese of Añatuya". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. ^{[self-published]}