Diocese of Puerto Iguazú
| Diocese of Puerto Iguazú | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Corrientes |
| Diocesan bishop | Nicolás Baisi |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Marcelo Raúl Martorell |
| founding | 1986 |
| surface | 10,072 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 484,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 348,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 71.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,909 |
| Permanent deacons | 34 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Virgen del Carmen |
| address | Guatambú 184 3370 Puerto Iguazú [Misiones] Argentina |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú ( lat. : Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis , span. : Diócesis de Puerto Iguazú ) is a in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Puerto Iguazú .
history
The diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established on June 16, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the papal bull Abeunt alterna vice from ceding territories from the diocese of Posadas and subordinated to the archdiocese of Corrientes as a suffragan diocese. On June 13, 2009, the diocese of Puerto Iguazú gave parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Oberá .
Bishops of Puerto Iguazú
- Joaquín Piña Batllevell SJ , 1986-2006
- Marcelo Raúl Martorell , 2006–2020
- Nicolás Baisi , since 2020