Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mendoza, Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Mendoza / Mendozen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Neuquén, San Rafael

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1er. domingo de octubre), Saint James Major (July 25)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1934.04.20: Established as Diocese of Mendoza / Mendozen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo and became suffragan of San Juan de Cuyo)
1957.02.11: Lost territory to Diocese of Viedma
1961.04.10: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mendoza / Mendozen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Neuquén and San Rafael and lost territory to establish Diocese of San Rafael)

Contact Info

Address: Provincia de Catamarca 98, M5500CKB, Mendoza, Argentina

Phone: (0261) 4233862

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.04)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2018.05.22 – ...):

Archbishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (63)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

Auxiliary Bishop (2017.11.10 – ...):

Bishop Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli (64)

Titular Bishop of Pauzera

Apostolic Administrator of San Rafael (Argentina)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Mendoza (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Marcelo Daniel Colombo (63)
(2018.05.22 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina)
President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina

Conságralos en la verdad

Born:	1961.03.27 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1988.12.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.08.08

Priest of Quilmes (Argentina) (1988.12.16 – 2009.05.08)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (2009.05.08 – 2013.07.09)

Bishop of La Rioja (Argentina) (2013.07.09 – 2018.05.22)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2017.11.07 – 2021.11.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (2018.05.22 – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2021.11.09 – 2024.11.12)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2024.11.12 – ...)

Archbishop Carlos María Franzini
(2012.11.10 – 2017.12.08)

Servidor y testigo

Born:	1951.09.06 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1977.08.13
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.06.19
Died:	2017.12.08 (Mendoza, Argentina † 66)

Priest of San Isidro (Argentina) (1977.08.13 – 2000.04.29)

Bishop of Rafaela (Argentina) (2000.04.29 – 2012.11.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (2012.11.10 – 2017.12.08)

Archbishop José María Arancibia (87)
(1996.03.25 – 2012.11.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Mendoza (Argentina)

Born:	1937.04.11 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1962.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.05.28

Priest of Córdoba (Argentina) (1962.09.22 – 1987.02.26)

Titular Bishop of Cerenzia (1987.02.26 – 1993.02.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1987.02.26 – 1993.02.13)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1993.02.13 – 1996.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1996.03.25 – 2012.11.10)

Archbishop Cándido Genaro Rubiolo
(1979.10.11 – 1996.03.25)

Born:	1920.09.19 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1945.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.11.17
Died:	2004.02.09 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania (1974.09.04 – 1977.04.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1974.09.04 – 1977.04.15)

Bishop of Villa María (Argentina) (1977.04.15 – 1979.10.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1979.10.11 – 1996.03.25)

Archbishop Olimpo Santiago Maresma
(1974.10.31 – 1979.07.03)

Born:	1916.07.25 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1940.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.01.30
Died:	1979.07.03 († 62)

Titular Bishop of Gegi (1965.09.07 – 1974.10.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1965.09.07 – 1974.10.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1974.10.31 – 1979.07.03)

Archbishop Alfonso María Buteler
(1961.04.10 – 1973.09.30)

Born:	1892.09.11 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1915.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1940.12.01
Died:	1973.09.30 († 81)

Bishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1940.10.11 – 1961.04.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1961.04.10 – 1973.09.30)

Bishops of Mendoza (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alfonso María Buteler (later Archbishop)
(1940.10.11 – 1961.04.10)

(see above)

Bishop José Aníbal Verdaguer y Corominas
(1934.09.13 – 1940.07.19)

Born:	1877.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.03.17
Died:	1940.07.19 († 63)

Bishop of Mendoza (Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1940.07.19)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop José María Arancibia (87) (1993.02.13 – 1996.03.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dante Gustavo Braida (56) (2015.04.11 – 2018.12.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva (61) (2008.07.16 – 2013.05.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Rafael Eleuterio Rey (1983.04.30 – 1991.12.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Olimpo Santiago Maresma (later Archbishop) (1965.09.07 – 1974.10.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Miguel Medina (1962.06.09 – 1965.09.08)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nuestra Señora de Loreto, Mendoza, Mendoza
Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján de Cuyo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Mendoza, Mendoza
Minor Basilica: Basílica de San Francisco, Mendoza, Mendoza
Minor Basilica: Basílica San Vicente Ferrer, Godoy Cruz, Mendoza
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (85)

Santiago (←), San Felipe (←), San Juan de Cuyo (↑), San Luis (→), San Rafael (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 61,817 km²

Population: 1,450,874 Catholics (84.3% of 1,720,739 total)

Pastoral Centres: 84 parishes, 4 missions

Personnel: 148 priests (100 diocesan, 48 religious), 78 deacons, 153 religious (64 brothers, 89 sisters), 15 seminarians