Diocese of Neuquén
Neuquenian(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Neuquén, Argentina
Diocese of Neuquen in Patagonia, erected in 1961 by Pope John XXIII and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mendoza, covering Neuquen Province. Bishop Fernando Martin Croxatto has led the see since 2017.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 April 1961
- Latin
- Neuquenian(us)
- Patron
- Mary Help of Christians and Saint Francis de Sales
- Annuario code
- 001002375
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 435,035
- Population
- 494,358
- Catholic share
- 88.0%
- Priests
- 54
- Catholics per priest
- 8,056
- Extent
- 94,078 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.6
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Fernando Martin Croxatto
- Born
- 25 September 1956
- Birthplace
- Morón
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians stands in Neuquén, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Mendoza
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mendoza.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of MendozaMendoza
- Diocese of San LuisSan Luis
- Diocese of San RafaelSan Rafael
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].