Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya

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Diocese of Goya

Dioecesis Goyanensis

Diócesis de Goya
Location
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Corrientes
Metropolitan Corrientes
Statistics
Area33,603 km2 (12,974 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
270,000
244,000 (90.4%)
Parishes15
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (60 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Goya, Corrientes
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Adolfo Ramón Canecín
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya (Latin : Dioecesis Goyanensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes. It was established by Blessed John XXIII on 10 April 1961.

Contents

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1979Archdiocese of CorrientesDiocese of Santo Tomé


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