Diocese of Venado Tuerto, Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Venado Tuerto / Cervi Lusci (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Rosario

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Inmaculada Concepción (December 8)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1963.08.12: Established as Diocese of Venado Tuerto / Cervi Lusci (Latin) (from Diocese of Rosario and became suffragan of Rosario)

Contact Info

Address: San Martín 82, S2600KUB, Venado Tuerto, Argentina

Phone: (03462) 421649

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.10.26 – ...):

Bishop Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林) (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Venado Tuerto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林) (69)
(2021.10.26 – ...)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

Born:	1955.06.16 (Suwon, South Korea)
Ordained Priest:	1984.10.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.05.04

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1984.10.12 – 2014.02.06)

Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania (2014.02.06 – 2020.12.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín (Argentina) (2014.02.06 – 2020.12.05)

Coadjutor Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (2020.12.05 – 2021.10.26)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (2021.10.26 – ...)

Bishop Gustavo Arturo Help (78)
(2000.12.16 – 2021.10.26)

Bishop emeritus of Venado Tuerto (Argentina)

Gracia misericordia paz

Born:	1946.10.12 (Banfield, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1972.12.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.03.19

Priest of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (1972.12.29 – 2000.12.16)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (2000.12.16 – 2021.10.26)

Bishop Paulino Reale Chirina
(1989.06.19 – 2000.12.16)

Born:	1924.01.25 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1948.12.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.09.08
Died:	2012.03.29 († 88)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (1989.06.19 – 2000.12.16)

Bishop Mario Picchi, S.D.B.
(1978.03.31 – 1989.06.19)

Born:	1915.01.01 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1940.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.12.20
Died:	1997.03.29 († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (Argentina) (1970.11.16 – 1975)

Titular Bishop of Horæa (1970.11.16 – 1978.03.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1975 – 1978.03.31)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (1978.03.31 – 1989.06.19)

Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia (1989.06.19 – 1997.03.29)

Bishop Fortunato Antonio Rossi (later Archbishop)
(1963.08.12 – 1977.11.11)

Born:	1919.01.09 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1942.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.10.22
Died:	1999.08.21 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Dices (1961.07.24 – 1963.08.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (Argentina) (1961.07.24 – 1963.08.12)

Bishop of Venado Tuerto (Argentina) (1963.08.12 – 1977.11.11)

Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Argentina) (1977.11.11 – 1983.11.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Corrientes (Argentina) (1983.11.26 – 1994.04.07)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Moon Han-lim (문한림 / 文漢林) (69) (2020.12.05 – 2021.10.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe

Churches by City (43)

Río Cuarto (←), Villa María (↖), Rosario (↗), San Nicolás de los Arroyos (→), Mercedes–Luján (↘), Nueve de Julio (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,000 km²

Population: 229,000 Catholics (91.9% of 249,200 total)

Pastoral Centres: 43 parishes

Personnel: 29 priests (25 diocesan, 4 religious), 32 religious (8 brothers, 24 sisters), 9 seminarians