Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rioja

The Diocese of La Rioja (Latin: Dioecesis Rioiensis, Spanish: diócesis de La Rioja ) is a location in Argentina Roman Catholic diocese based in La Rioja.

History

The Diocese of La Rioja was posted on April 20, 1934 by Pope Pius XI. built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Córdoba. The diocese is the Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo is a suffragan.

Bishops of La Rioja

• Froilán Ferreira Reinafé, 1934-1964
• Horacio Arturo Gómez Dávila, 1964-1968
• Enrique Angelelli A. Carletti, 1968-1976
• Bernhard Heinrich Witte OMI, 1977-1992, then Bishop of Concepción
• Fabriciano Sigampa, 1992-2005, then Archbishop of Resistencia
• Roberto Rodríguez, 2006-2013
• Marcelo Daniel Colombo, Since 2013