Diocese of Oberá
| Diocese of Oberá | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Corrientes |
| Diocesan bishop | Damián Santiago Bitar |
| founding | 2009 |
| surface | 8,717 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 270,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 189,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 70% |
| Diocesan priest | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,000 |
| Permanent deacons | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Antonio de Padua |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá ( lat. : Dioecesis Oberensis , span. : Diócesis de Oberá ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Oberá .
history
The diocese of Oberá was on June 13, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. built with the Apostolic Constitution Valde solliciti from cedings of the dioceses of Posadas and Puerto Iguazú and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Corrientes as a suffragan diocese.
Cathedral of San Antonio de Padua in Oberá
Bishops of Oberá
- Víctor Selvino Arenhart , 2009–2010
- Damián Santiago Bitar , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)