Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes

Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes

Praelatura Territorialis Funesiopolitanus

Prelatura territorial de Deán Funes
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCórdoba
MetropolitanCórdoba
Statistics
Area28,700 km2 (11,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
59,482
53,534 (90%)
Parishes8
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 January 1980 (44 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Deán Funes, Córdoba
Patron saintSt Francis Solanus
Virgin of Mercy
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PrelateGustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos José Ñáñez
Bishops emeritusAurelio 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]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor

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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