Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuve de Julio (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires Province. It is in the Ecclesiastical province of Mercedes-Luján in Argentina, having had change of metropolitan from La Plata in 2019.

Diocese of Neuve de Julio Dioecesis Sancti Dominici Novem Iulii Diócesis de Nueve de Julio
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Mercedes-Luján
Statistics
Area	56,743 km^2 (21,909 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 382,196 343,977 (90%)
Parishes	38
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 February 1957 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Dominic of Guzman in Nueve de Julio
Patron saint	Saint Dominic Our Lady of Fátima
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Eduardo Scheinig
Bishops emeritus	Martín de Elizalde
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Neuve de Julio from the Diocese of Azul and the Diocese of Mercedes.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Agustin Adolfo Herrera (1957–1961), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jujuy
• Antonio Quarracino (1962–1968), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Jujuy; future Cardinal
• Alejo Benedicto Gilligan (1969–1991)
• Jose Vittorio Tommasi (1991–1998)
• Martin de Elizalde, O.S.B. (1999–2015)
• Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (2015–Present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (2015)

References

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