Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in Argentina

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in Argentina is located in the city of Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. It was established by Pope Pius XII on 11 February 1957, and is a suffragan diocese in the province of Bahía Blanca.

Diocese of Santa Rosa in Argentina Dioecesis Sanctae Rosae in Argentina Diócesis de Santa Rosa
Cathedral of St. Rose of Lima
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Bahía Blanca
Metropolitan	Bahía Blanca
Statistics
Area	143,440 km2 (55,380 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 341,456 169,000 (49.5%)
Parishes	26
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 February 1957 (67 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Rose of Lima in Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Patron saint	St Rose of Lima
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Raúl Martín
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa
Bishops emeritus	Rinaldo Fidel Brédice
Website
Website of the Diocese

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Jorge Mayer (1957–1972), appointed Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
• Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana (1973–1984), appointed Bishop of Río Cuarto
• Atilano Vidal Núñez (1985–1991)
• Rinaldo Fidel Brédice (1992–2008)
• Mario Aurelio Poli (2008–2013), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal in 2014)
• Raúl Martín (since 2013)

Auxiliary bishop

• Luis Dario Martín (2019-