Diocese of Formosa (Argentina)
| Diocese of Formosa (Argentina) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Resistencia |
| Diocesan bishop | José Vicente Conejero Gallego |
| Vicar General | Michele Pessuto |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 72,066 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 554,956 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 472,067 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 85.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11.802 |
| Permanent deacons | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
| address | Obispado Calle España 975 3600 Formosa Argentina |
The Diocese of Formosa ( lat. : Dioecesis Formosae , span. : Diócesis de Formosa ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Formosa .
history
The Diocese of Formosa was founded on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. with the papal bull Quandoquidem adoranda from cessions of territory of the diocese Resistencia . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Resistencia as a suffragan .
Bishops of Formosa
- Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina OFM , 1957–1978
- Dante Carlos Sandrelli , 1978-1998
- José Vicente Conejero Gallego , since 1998