Diocese of Rawson
Rausonopolitan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Rawson, Argentina
The Diocese of Rawson is a Latin rite diocese in Chubut province, Argentina, erected by Pope Francis in 2023 from territory of the Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca, and Roberto Pío Álvarez has been its first bishop since 2023.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 19 October 2023
- Latin
- Rausonopolitan(us)
- Patron
- Mary Immaculate
- Annuario code
- 001005119
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 162,173
- Population
- 270,289
- Catholic share
- 60.0%
- Priests
- 14
- Catholics per priest
- 11,584
- Extent
- 95,606 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1.7
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
- Roberto Pío Álvarez
- Born
- 5 May 1968
- Birthplace
- Córdoba
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 María Auxiliadora, Trelew stands in Rawson, 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 Bahía Blanca
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Bahía BlancaBahía Blanca
- Diocese of Comodoro RivadaviaComodoro Rivadavia
- Diocese of EsquelEsquel
- Diocese of Santa RosaSanta Rosa
- Diocese of ViedmaViedma
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].