Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa MarÃa
The Diocese of Villa María (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Mariae, Spanish: diócesis de Villa María ) is a location in Argentina Roman Catholic diocese based in Villa María.
History
The Diocese of Villa María was born on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. with the Papal Bull Quandoquidem adoranda built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Córdoba and this is a suffragan.
Bishops of Villa María
- Alberto Deane CP, 1957-1977
- Cándido Genaro Rubiolo, 1977-1979, then Archbishop of Mendoza
- Alfredo Guillermo DiSandro, 1980-1998
- Roberto Rodríguez, 1998-2006, then Bishop of La Rioja
- José Ángel Rovai, 2006-2013
- Samuel Jofré Giraudo, Since 2013