Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela

{{Infobox diocese

| jurisdiction = Diocese

| name = Rafaela

| latin = Dioecesis Raphaëliensis

| local = Diócesis de Rafaela

| image = Catedral de Rafaela.JPG

| image_size = 200px

| image_alt =

| caption = Cathedral of St. Raphael

| country = Argentina

| metropolitan = Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

| territory =

| province = Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

| coordinates =

| area_km2 = 38,320

| population = 277,540

| population_as_of = 2010

| catholics = 250,255

| catholics_percent = 80.2

| parishes = 36

| churches =

| congregations =

| schools =

| members =

| denomination = Roman Catholic

| rite = Roman Rite

| established = 10 April 1961 ({{age|1961|4|10}} years ago)

| cathedral = Cathedral of St Raphael in Rafaela

| cocathedral =

| patron = Our Lady of Guadalupe
St Joseph the Worker

| priests =

| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

| bishop = Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga

| bishop_title = Bishop

| coadjutor =

| auxiliary_bishops =

| metro_archbishop = José María Arancedo

| vicar_general =

| emeritus_bishops = Luis Alberto Fernández Alara

| map =

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| website = [http://www.diocesisderafaela.org/ www.diocesisderafaela.org]

| footnotes =

}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Raphaëliensis}}) is in Argentina and is a suffragan diocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz.

History

On 10 April 1961 Saint John XXIII founded the Diocese of Rafaela from territory taken from the Diocese of Reconquista and Archdiocese of Santa Fe.{{cite web|title=Diocese of Rafaela|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drafa.html|accessdate=2013-03-27}}{{cite web|title=Diocese of Rafaela|work=GCatholic.org|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/rafa0.htm|accessdate=2013-03-27}}

Bishops

=Ordinaries=

Vicente Faustino Zazpe (1961–1968) Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe
Antonio Alfredo Brasca (1968–1976)
Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1976–1983) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro
Héctor Gabino Romero (1984–1999)
Carlos María Franzini (2000–2012) Appointed, Archbishop of Mendoza
Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (2013–2022)
Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga (2022–present)

=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=

Hugo Norberto Santiago, appointed Bishop of Santo Tomé in 2006
Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen, appointed Coadjutor Prelate of Deán Funes in 2011
Gustavo Alejandro Montini, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in 2014

References

Rafaela

Category:1961 establishments in Argentina