Diocese of Gualeguaychú
| Diocese of Gualeguaychú | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Paraná |
| Diocesan bishop | Héctor Luis Zordán MSSCC |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 33,887 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 348,800 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 328,800 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 94.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 47 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,219 |
| Friars | 23 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 57 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Jose |
| Website | www.obispadogchu.org.ar |
The Diocese of Gualeguaychú ( lat. : Dioecesis Gualeguaychensis , span. : Diócesis de Gualeguaychú ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Gualeguaychú .
history
The diocese Gualeguaychú was on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from territory ceded by the Archdiocese of Paraná and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Gualeguaychú
- Jorge Ramón Chalup , 1957-1966
- Pedro Boxler , 1967-1996
- Luis Guillermo Eichhorn , 1996-2004, then Bishop of Morón
- Jorge Eduardo Lozano , 2005–2016, then coadjutor archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- Héctor Luis Zordán MSSCC , since 2017
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