Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba (erected 10 May 1570, as the Diocese of Córdoba) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Cruz del Eje, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto and Villa María as well as the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.

[edit] Ordinaries

Jerónimo Albornoz, O.F.M. (1570 - 1574)
Francisco de Vitoria, O.P. (1578 - 1592)
Fernando Trexo y Senabria, O.F.M. (1594 - 1614)
Julián de Cortázar (1617 - 1625)
Tomás de la Torre Gibaja, O.P. (1628 - 1630)
Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra, O.S.A. (1631 - 1662)
Francisco de Borja (1668 - 1679)
Nicolás de Ulloa y Hurtado de Mendoza, O.S.A. (1679 - 1686)
Juan Bravo Dávila y Cartagena (1687 - 1691)
Juan Manuel Mercadillo, O.P. (1694 - 1704)
Manuel González Virtus (1708 - 1710)
Alonso del Pozo y Silva (1713 - 1723)
José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea (1723 - 1730)
José Antonio Gutiérrez y Ceballos (1730 - 1740)
Manuel de Abad e Illanar, O. Praem. (1762 - 1771)
Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1771 - 1778)
José Campos Julián, O.C.D. (1778 - 1789)
Angel Mariano Moscoso Pérez y Oblitas (1787 - 1804)
Rodrigo Antonio de Orellana, O. Praem. (1805 - 1818)
Benito Lascano y Castillo (1836 - 1836)
José Gregorio Baigorria (1857 - 1858)
José Vicente Ramírez de Arellano (1858 - 1873)
Eduardo Manuel Alvarez (1876 - 1878)
Mamerto Esquiú Medina, O.F.M. (1880 - 1883)
Juan José Blas Tissera, O.F.M. (1884 - 1886)
Reinaldo Toro, O.P. (1888 - 1904)
Zenón Bustos y Ferreyra, O.F.M. (1904 - 1925)
Fermín Emilio Lafitte (1927 - 1958)
Ramón José Castellano (1958 - 1965)
Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1965 - 1998)
Carlos José Ñáñez (1998 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1806		Diocese of Salta
1826		Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyo
1934		Diocese of Río Cuarto Diocese of La Rioja
1957		Diocese of Villa María
1961		Diocese of San Francisco
1963		Diocese of Cruz del Eje