Diocese of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Cruz del Eje / Crucis Axeatæ (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Córdoba

Bishop (2017.08.02 – ...):

Bishop Hugo Ricardo Araya (63)

Bishops of Cruz del Eje (Roman Rite)

Bishop Hugo Ricardo Araya (63)
(2017.08.02 – ...)

Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina)

Priest of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1984.12.21 – 2017.08.02)

Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina) (2017.08.02 – ...)

Bishop Santiago Olivera (64)
(2008.06.24 – 2017.03.28)

Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina)

Priest of Morón (Argentina) (1984.09.18 – 2008.06.24)

Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina) (2008.06.24 – 2017.03.28)

Military Ordinary of Argentina (Argentina) (2017.03.28 – ...)

Bishop Omar Félix Colomé
(1984.09.27 – 2008.06.24)

Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina) (1984.09.27 – 2008.06.24)

Bishop Enrique Pechuán Marín
(1963.08.18 – 1983.12.16)

Bishop of Cruz del Eje (Argentina) (1963.08.18 – 1983.12.16)

Address: España 421, España 421, Cruz del Eje, Argentina

Phone: (03549) 422435

Websites:

Area: 22,242 km²

Population: 173,892 Catholics (87.8% of 197,990 total) (2021)

Statistics: 20 parishes, 32 priests (26 diocesan, 6 religious), 13 deacons, 82 religious (14 brothers, 68 sisters), 6 seminarians (2021)

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Carmen (July 16), Saint Joseph (March 19)

1963.08.12: Established as Diocese of Cruz del Eje / Crucis Axeatæ (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of Córdoba)
1980.01.25: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes
2011.11.09: Gained territory from Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes