Suffragan diocese San Rafael, Argentina

Diocese of San Rafael

Fororaphaëlien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in San Rafael, Mendoza Province, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mendoza. The see is sede vacante following the 2025 resignation of Bishop Carlos Maria Dominguez, with Bishop Marcelo Fabian Mazzitelli serving as Apostolic Administrator.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of St Raphael the Archangel in San Rafael, in San Rafael, Argentina.

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Established: 1961
Catholics: 246,790
Priests: 105
Territory: 87,286 km²

Parishes and churches

28 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

Apostolic Administrator: Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli (Apostolic Administrator)
Born: 25 June 1960
Birthplace: Buenos Aires

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St Raphael the Archangel in San Rafael stands in San Rafael, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Established on 10 April 1961, the Diocese of San Rafael (Latin: Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis) is a Roman Catholic see based in San Rafael, Argentina.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 10 April 1961
Latin: Fororaphaëlien(sis)
Patron: St Raphael the Archangel, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saint Joseph
Annuario code: 001002938

The see in figures

Catholics: 246,790
Population: 230,000
Priests: 105
Catholics per priest: 2,350
Extent: 87,286 km²
Catholics per km²: 2.8

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, Rivadavia 415, m5600fqa San Rafael [Mendoza], Argentina
Telephone and fax: [02604]422.815
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Mendoza

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mendoza.

The sees of this province:

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

Sees near here

Archdiocese of MendozaMendoza36 km
Diocese of San LuisSan Luis223 km
Diocese of RancaguaRancagua, Chile227 km
Diocese of San BernardoSan Bernardo, Chile246 km
Military Ordinariate of CileCile, Chile248 km
Archdiocese of Santiago de ChileSantiago de Chile, Chile250 km
Diocese of MelipillaMelipilla, Chile284 km
Diocese of San FelipeSan Felipe, Chile317 km

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

Sources

Wikipedia

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