Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco

For the Archdiocese in California, USA, please see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

Diocese of San Francisco Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus Diócesis de San Francisco
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Córdoba
Metropolitan	Córdoba
Statistics
Area	19,611 km^2 (7,572 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 218,000 213,000 (97.7%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1961 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral St Francis of Assisi in San Francisco, Córdoba
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos José Ñáñez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco (Latin: Dioecesis Franciscopolitanus) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.

History

On 10 April 1961, Blessed John XXIII established the Diocese of San Francisco from the Archdiocese of Córdoba.[1][2]

Ordinaries

• Pedro Reginaldo Lira † (1961–1965)
• Agustín Adolfo Herrera † (1965–1988)
• Baldomero Carlos Martini (1988–2004) Appointed Bishop of San Justo
• Carlos José Tissera (2004–2011) Appointed Bishop of Quilmes
• Sergio Osvaldo Buenanueva (2013–present)

References

1. "Diocese of San Francisco". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
2. "Diocese of San Francisco". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Argentina". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.