Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas

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Diocese of Posadas

Dioecesis Posadensis

Diócesis de Posadas
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Cathedral of St Joseph
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Corrientes
Metropolitan Corrientes
Statistics
Area13,206 km2 (5,099 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
769,000
552,890 (71.9%)
Parishes37
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established11 February 1957 (67 years ago)
Cathedral St. Joseph's Cathedral in Posadas, Misiones
Patron saint St Ignatius of Loyola
St Roque González de Santa Cruz
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Juan Rubén Martinez
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas (Latin : Dioecesis Posadensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Posadas, Misiones in the ecclesiastical province of Corrientes in Argentina.

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History

On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Posadas from the Diocese of Corrientes. It lost territory in 1986 when the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established and again in 2009 when the Diocese of Puerto Oberá was established. [1] [2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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References

  1. "Diocese of Posadas". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Diocese of Posadas". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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