Diocese of Río Cuarto, Argentina 🇦🇷

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Río Cuarto / Villa de la Concepcíon del Río Cuarto / Rivi Quarti Immaculatæ Conceptionis (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Córdoba

Neighbouring Dioceses: San Luis (←), Villa María (↗), Venado Tuerto (→), Nueve de Julio (↘), Santa Rosa (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: lnmaculada Concepción (December 8)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1934.04.20: Established as Diocese of Río Cuarto / Rivi Quarti (Latin) (from Diocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of Córdoba)
1995.07.12: Renamed as Diocese of Río Cuarto / Villa de la Concepcíon del Río Cuarto / Rivi Quarti Immaculatæ Conceptionis (Latin)

Contact Info

Address: Buenos Aires 261, X5800DJE, Río Cuarto, Argentina

Phone: (0358) 4643717

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.11.04 – ...):	Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70)
Auxiliary Bishop (2025.12.30 – ...):	Bishop Sergio Roberto Bosco (56) Titular Bishop of Cissi

Ordinaries

Bishops of Río Cuarto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P. (70)
(2014.11.04 – ...)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina)

El Paso haciendo el Bien

Born:	1955.05.27 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1980.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.05.08

Bishop of Añatuya (Argentina) (2004.03.04 – 2014.11.04)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (2014.11.04 – ...)

Bishop Eduardo Eliseo Martín (72) (later Archbishop)
(2006.02.21 – 2014.07.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina)

El verbo se hizo carne

Born:	1953.12.26 (Venado Tuerto, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1980.12.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.05.19

Priest of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (1980.12.26 – 2006.02.21)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (2006.02.21 – 2014.07.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario (Argentina) (2014.07.04 – ...)

Bishop Ramón Artemio Staffolani
(1995.07.12 – 2006.02.21)

Born:	1930.08.17 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1954.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.09.16
Died:	2006.03.08 († 75)

Coadjutor Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1990.07.18 – 1992.04.22)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1992.04.22 – 1995.07.12)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1995.07.12 – 2006.02.21)

Bishop Ramón Artemio Staffolani
(1992.04.22 – 1995.07.12)

(see above)

Bishop Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana
(1984.08.06 – 1992.04.22)

In nomine Domini

Born:	1916.09.03 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1944.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1973.04.01
Died:	2003.01.08 († 86)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (1973.02.23 – 1984.08.06)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1984.08.06 – 1992.04.22)

Bishop Moisés Julio Blanchoud (later Archbishop)
(1962.09.06 – 1984.01.07)

Servir incansablemente

Born:	1923.09.04 (Esperanza, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1947.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.04.24
Died:	2016.02.28 (Santa Fe, Argentina † 92)

Titular Bishop of Belali (1960.02.13 – 1962.09.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1960.02.13 – 1962.09.06)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1962.09.06 – 1984.01.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Salta (Argentina) (1984.01.07 – 1999.08.06)

Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Argentina) (2002.10.01 – 2003.02.13)

Bishop Leopoldo Buteler
(1934.09.13 – 1961.07.22)

Born:	1882.04.22 (Los Molinos, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1905.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1932.06.05
Died:	1961.07.22 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Knin (1932.01.08 – 1934.09.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1932.01.08 – 1934.09.13)

Bishop of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1961.07.22)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Ramón Artemio Staffolani (1990.07.18 – 1992.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Moisés Julio Blanchoud (later Archbishop) (1960.02.13 – 1962.09.06)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Río Cuarto, Cordoba
Minor Basilica: Basílica Santuario Nuestra Señora de la Consolata, Sampacho, Cordoba
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (53)

San Luis (←), Villa María (↗), Venado Tuerto (→), Nueve de Julio (↘), Santa Rosa (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 58,519 km²

Population: 321,750 Catholics (66.4% of 484,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 52 parishes, 175 missions

Personnel: 80 priests (72 diocesan, 8 religious), 22 deacons, 47 religious (11 brothers, 36 sisters), 11 seminarians