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Diocese of La Rioja
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Diocese of La Rioja in northwestern Argentina, erected in 1934 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo. Bishop Dante Gustavo Braida has led the see since December 2018. The cathedral is the Basilica of San Nicolas de Bari.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Dante Gustavo Braida
- Latin name
- Rioien(sis)
- Erected
- 20 April 1934
- Cathedral
- Cathedral Basilica of San Nicolas de Bari
- Patron
- Saint Nicholas of Bari and Saint Francis Solano
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- San Juan de Cuyo (Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo)
- Catholics
- 265,350
- Chancery
- Obispado, San Nicolás de Bari 560 Oeste, f5300aas La Rioja, Argentina
- Telephone
- Tel. e fax [0380]4433.942
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Catamarca 223 km
- Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo 239 km
- Diocese of Cruz del Eje 245 km
- Diocese of Deán Funes 275 km
- Diocese of Concepción 309 km
- Diocese of Córdoba 371 km
Parishes near the see
- Santa Rosa de Lima · Patquía 37 km
- Anunciación del Señor · La Rioja 48 km
- Encarnación del Señor · La Rioja 48 km
- Espíritu Santo · La Rioja 48 km
- Nuestra Señora de Fátima · La Rioja 48 km
- Nuestra Señora del Rosario de San Nicolás · La Rioja 48 km
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Sources: official site (diocesislarioja.com.ar) + Wikipedia + AICA · Annuario code 001001959 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08