Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario
Archdiocese of Rosario Archidioecesis Rosariensis Arquidiócesis de Rosario | |
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Rosario |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 121 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 April 1934 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Eduardo Eliseo Martín |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Ernesto José Fernández |
| Website | |
| delrosario | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario (Latin: Archidioecesis Rosariensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern part of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, with its mother church, the Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, located in the city of Rosario. The Archbishop since 22 December 2005 is José Luis Mollaghan and the Auxiliary Bishop was Sergio Fenoy, until he was appointed Bishop of San Miguel the 5 December 2006. The former archbishop Eduardo Mirás served as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese between 22 December 2005 and 18 March 2006, the date that Msgr. Mollaghan was installed.
The Archdiocese has an area of 13,500 km2 and a population of around 1,700,000, with 121 parishes. Its ecclesiastical province includes the departments of Belgrano, General López, Iriondo, Rosario and San Lorenzo, plus almost the whole departments of Caseros and Constitución. It has two suffragan bishops, corresponding to the dioceses of San Nicolás de los Arroyos and Venado Tuerto.