Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya

Diocese of Añatuya
Dioecesis Anatuyanensis
Diócesis de Añatuya

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Valley
Location
Country  Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Tucumán
Metropolitan Tucumán
Statistics
Area 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
147,084
130,059 (88.4%)
Parishes 23
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 10 April 1961 (56 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our lady of the Valley in Añatuya
Patron saint St Francis Solanus
Our Lady of the Valley
St Joseph the Worker
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop Alfredo Zecca
Website
www.diocesisdeanatuya.org.ar

The Diocese of Añatuya (Latin: Dioecesis Anatuyanensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.

History

Erected in 1961 by Blessed John XXIII, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  1. "Diocese of Añatuya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
  2. "Diocese of Añatuya". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

Coordinates: 28°27′43″S 62°50′12″W / 28.4619°S 62.8368°W / -28.4619; -62.8368

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