Bishopric of Posadas
| Bishopric of Posadas | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Corrientes |
| Diocesan bishop | Juan Rubén Martinez |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 6,426 km² |
| Dean's offices | 4 (Jan 4, 2009) |
| Parishes | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 624,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 469,534 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 75.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,336 |
| Permanent deacons | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San José |
| address | Félix de Azara 1604 3300 Posadas [Misiones] Argentina |
| Website | www.obposadas.org.ar |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas ( lat. : Dioecesis Posadensis , span. : Diócesis de Posadas ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Posadas .
history
The diocese of Posadas was on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. built with the papal bull Quandoquidem adoranda from cession of territory of the diocese of Corrientes . On June 16, 1986, parts of the territory of the diocese were separated with the papal bull Abeunt alterna vice to establish the diocese of Puerto Iguazú . On June 13, 2009 the diocese of Posadas gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Oberá .
The diocese of Posadas is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Corrientes as a suffragan .
Bishops of Posadas
- Jorge Kémérer SVD , 1957–1986
- Carmelo Juan Giaquinta , 1986–1993, then Archbishop of Resistencia
- Alfonso Delgado Evers , 1994–2000, then Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- Juan Rubén Martinez , since 2000
See also
Web links
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