Diocese of Santa Rosa, Argentina 🇦🇷

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Santa Rosa / Sanctæ Rosæ in Argentina (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Bahía Blanca

Neighbouring Dioceses: Alto Valle del Río Negro (↙), San Rafael (↖), San Luis (↖), Río Cuarto (↑), Nueve de Julio (↗), Bahía Blanca (↘), Viedma (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Rose of Lima (August 30)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1957.02.11: Established as Diocese of Santa Rosa / Sanctæ Rosæ in Argentina (Latin) (from Diocese of Bahía Blanca and Diocese of Mercedes and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca)

Contact Info

Address: Av. Bartolomé Mitre 140, L6300DSD, Santa Rosa, Argentina

Phone: (02954) 433671

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.02.02 – ...):	Bishop Luis Dario Martín (65)
Auxiliary Bishop (2019.03.20 – ...):	Bishop Luis Dario Martín (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Santa Rosa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luis Dario Martín (65)
(2026.02.02 – ...)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina)
Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina)

Born:	1961.03.04 (General Pico, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1990.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.06.01

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1990.03.17 – 2019.03.20)

Titular Bishop of Bisenzio (2019.03.20 – 2026.02.02)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (2019.03.20 – ...)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (2026.02.02 – ...)

Bishop Raúl Martín (68) (later Archbishop)
(2013.09.24 – 2025.05.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina)

Born:	1957.10.09 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1990.11.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.05.20

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1990.11.17 – 2006.03.01)

Titular Bishop of Troina (2006.03.01 – 2013.09.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2006.03.01 – 2013.09.24)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (2013.09.24 – 2025.05.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Paraná (Argentina) (2025.05.28 – ...)

Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli (78) (later Cardinal)
(2008.06.24 – 2013.03.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Ordinary emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)

Concédeme Señor un corazón que escuche

Born:	1947.11.29 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1978.11.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.04.20
Created Cardinal:	2014.02.22

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1978.11.25 – 2002.02.08)

Titular Bishop of Abidda (2002.02.08 – 2008.06.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2002.02.08 – 2008.06.24)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (2008.06.24 – 2013.03.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2013.03.28 – 2023.05.26)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (2013.03.28 – 2023.05.26)

Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (2013.05.04 – 2023.11.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino (2014.02.22 [2014.02.23] – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2014.11.11 – 2021.11.09)

Bishop Rinaldo Fidel Brédice
(1992.01.31 – 2008.06.24)

Cristo ayer hoy y sempre

Born:	1932.09.11 (Armstrong, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1956.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.03.19
Died:	2018.04.14 (General Pico, Argentina † 85)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (1992.01.31 – 2008.06.24)

Bishop Atilano Vidal Núñez
(1985.05.24 – 1991.06.28)

Born:	1928.03.12 (San Juan de Barrio, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1951.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.04.23
Died:	1991.06.28 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Selendeta (1972.04.05 – 1985.05.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina) (1972.04.05 – 1985.05.24)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (1985.05.24 – 1991.06.28)

Bishop Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana
(1973.02.23 – 1984.08.06)

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 Jorge Mayer (later Archbishop)
(1957.03.13 – 1972.05.31)

Minister ac testis

Born:	1915.11.20 (San Miguel Arcángel, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1940.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.06.09
Died:	2010.12.25 († 95)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1972.05.31)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) (1972.05.31 – 1991.05.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosa, La Pampa
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (27)

Alto Valle del Río Negro (↙), San Rafael (↖), San Luis (↖), Río Cuarto (↑), Nueve de Julio (↗), Bahía Blanca (↘), Viedma (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 143,440 km²

Population: 179,700 Catholics (49.1% of 366,022 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 110 missions

Personnel: 30 priests (27 diocesan, 3 religious), 4 deacons, 38 religious (10 brothers, 28 sisters), 1 seminarian