Metropolitan see Rosario, Argentina

Archdiocese of Rosario

Rosarien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese erected as a diocese in 1934 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1963. It is the seat of the ecclesiastical province of Rosario and has been led by Archbishop Eduardo Eliseo Martin since 2014.

On the map

Rosario, Argentina, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1934
Catholics: 1,647,000
Priests: 249
Territory: 13,500 km²

Parishes and churches

120 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop: Eduardo Eliseo Martin
Born: 26 December 1953
Birthplace: Venado Tuerto

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary stands in Rosario, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 20 April 1934
Latin: Rosarien(sis)
Patron: Our Lady of the Rosary
Annuario code: 001002770

The see in figures

Catholics: 1,647,000
Population: 1,854,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 88.8%
Priests: 249
Catholics per priest: 6,614
Extent: 13,500 km²
Catholics per km²: 122

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Rosario

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of San Nicolás de los ArroyosSan Nicolás de los Arroyos
Diocese of Venado TuertoVenado Tuerto

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of San Nicolás de los ArroyosSan Nicolás de los Arroyos58 km
Archdiocese of ParanáParaná137 km
Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera CruzSanta Fe de la Vera Cruz145 km
Diocese of Venado TuertoVenado Tuerto150 km
Diocese of GualeguaychúGualeguaychú201 km
Diocese of RafaelaRafaela205 km
Diocese of Zárate–CampanaZárate–Campana207 km
Diocese of San FranciscoSan Francisco216 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].