Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes

Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes
Praelatura Territorialis Funesiopolitanus
Prelatura territorial de Deán Funes
Location
Country  Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Córdoba
Metropolitan Córdoba
Statistics
Area 28,700 km2 (11,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
59,482
53,534 (90%)
Parishes 8
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 25 January 1980 (37 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Deán Funes, Córdoba
Patron saint St Francis Solanus
Virgin of Mercy
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Prelate Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen
Metropolitan Archbishop Carlos José Ñáñez
Emeritus Bishops Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder Prelate Emeritus (2000-2013)

The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Funesiopolitanus) is in Argentina and is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.

History

On 25 January 1980, Blessed John Paul II established the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes from the Diocese of Cruz del Eje.[1][2]

Ordinaries

References

  1. "Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.


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