Bishopric of Santo Tomé
| Bishopric of Santo Tomé | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Corrientes |
| Diocesan bishop | Gustavo Alejandro Montini |
| founding | 1979 |
| surface | 29,011 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 209.714 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 188,743 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 19 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,934 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| address | Av. Bartolomé Miter 930 3340 Santo Tomé [Corrientes] Argentina |
The Diocese of Santo Tomé ( lat. : Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Argentina , span. : Diócesis de Santo Tomé ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Santo Tomé .
history
The diocese of Santo Tomé was established on July 3, 1979 by Pope John Paul II with the Papal Bull Romani est Pontificis from cedings of the Archdiocese of Corrientes and the Diocese of Goya . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Corrientes as a suffragan .
Bishops of Santo Tomé
- Carlos Esteban Cremata , 1979–1985
- Alfonso Delgado Evers , 1986–1994, then Bishop of Posadas
- Francisco Polti Santillán , 1994–2006, then Bishop of Santiago del Estero
- Hugo Norberto Santiago , 2006–2016, then Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
- Gustavo Alejandro Montini , since 2016