Diocese of San Rafael

The Cathedral of San Rafael in the night.

Diocese of San Rafael Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis Diócesis de San Rafael
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Mendoza
Metropolitan	Mendoza
Statistics
Area	87,286 km2 (33,701 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 230,000 195,500 (85%)
Parishes	28
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1961 (65 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Raphael the Archangel in San Rafael
Patron saint	St Raphael the Archangel Our Lady of Lourdes Saint Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Marcelo Daniel Colombo
Apostolic Administrator	Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli
Bishops emeritus	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. Eduardo Maria Taussig

The Diocese of San Rafael (Latin: Dioecesis Fororaphaëliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in San Rafael, Argentina. It came into existence on 10 April 1961.

Bishops

Past and present ordinaries

• Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1961–1965), appointed Archbishop of Córdoba
• Jorge Carlos Carreras (1965–1969) appointed Bishop of San Justo
• Oscar Félix Villena (1970–1972), resigned
  • Apostolic Administrator Olimpio Maresma (1972–1973)
• León Kruk (1973–1991)
• Jesús Arturo Roldán (1991–1996)
  • Apostolic Administrator Cándido Rubiolo (1996–1997)
• Guillermo José Garlatti (1997–2003), appointed Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
• Eduardo Maria Taussig (2004–2022), resigned
  • Apostolic Administrator Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. (2022–2023, see below)
• Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. (2023–2025), resigned
  • Apostolic Administrator Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli (2025–Present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis in 2009

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Rafael is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.

External links

• Official website

External links

• Diocese of San Rafael, Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}