Diocese of Reconquista Dioecesis Reconquistensis Diócesis de Reconquista | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
Statistics | |
Area | 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 273,000 240,000 (87.9%) |
Parishes | 20 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Reconquista, Santa Fe |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph St John the Apostle |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ángel José Macín |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José María Arancedo |
Website | |
www.obispadorqta.org.ar |
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