Suffragan diocese San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche

Sancti Caroli Vurilocen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese erected in 1993 in the province of Rio Negro. It is a suffragan see of Bahia Blanca and has been led by Bishop Juan Carlos Ares since 2023.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi, in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.

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Established: 1993
Catholics: 120,000
Priests: 25
Territory: 77,076 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Juan Carlos Ares
Born: 23 December 1963
Birthplace: Buenos Aires

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Nahuel Huapi stands in San Carlos de Bariloche, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 22 July 1993
Latin: Sancti Caroli Vurilocen(sis)
Patron: Our Lady of the Snows and Saint Charles Borromeo
Annuario code: 001002877

The see in figures

Catholics: 120,000
Population: 171,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 70.2%
Priests: 25
Catholics per priest: 4,800
Extent: 77,076 km²
Catholics per km²: 1.6

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

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Obispado, Pasaje Gutiérrez 893, r8400gac San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina
Telephone and fax: [02944]423.142
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Bahia Blanca

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Bahia Blanca.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of Alto Valle del Río NegroAlto Valle del Río Negro
Diocese of Río GallegosRío Gallegos

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

Sees near here

Archdiocese of Puerto MonttPuerto Montt, Chile140 km
Diocese of OsornoOsorno, Chile166 km
Diocese of EsquelEsquel196 km
Diocese of ValdiviaValdivia, Chile197 km
Diocese of VillarricaVillarrica, Chile221 km
Diocese of San Carlos de AncudSan Carlos de Ancud, Chile224 km
Diocese of NeuquénNeuquén285 km
Diocese of TemucoTemuco, Chile289 km

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

Sources

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