Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba

The Archdiocese of Córdoba (Latin: Archidioecesis Cordubensis in Argentina) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Córdoba in Argentina.

History

Under Pope Pius V the Diocese of Córdoba (Tucumán ) was established on May 10, 1570 from the diocese of Santiago de Chile out. First bishop was the Spanish Franciscan Jerónimo Albornoz ( 1530-1574 ). 1806 was the bishopric of Salta, since 1934 Archdiocese, outsourced; In 1926 the Vicariate of San Juan de Cuyo, since 1834 Diocese / Archdiocese since 1934. Took place on April 20, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. elevation to the archbishopric. Belonging are the suffragan bishopric of Cruz del Eje (1963 ), Diocese of San Francisco ( 1961), Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto ( 1934), Diocese of Villa María (1957) and the Territorialprälatur Deán Funes (1980).

Archbishops

  • Emilio Fermín Lafitte, 1927-1958, later Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires
  • Ramón José Castellano, 1958-1965
  • Raúl Francisco Cardinal Primatesta, 1965-1998
  • Carlos José Ñañez, since 1998
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