Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná

Updated on Nov 13, 2023

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Ecclesiastical province Paraná Denomination Catholic Church Area 30,348 km² Phone +54 343 431-1440 Metropolitan archbishop Juan Alberto Puiggari		Parishes 49 Rite Roman Rite Province Entre Ríos Province Country Argentina

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2004) 502,500 452,250 (90%) Established 13 June 1859 (157 years ago) Address Corrientes 77, E3100ADA Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina Emeritus bishops Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Mario Luis Bautista Maulión Similar Catedral de Parana, Parroquia San Miguel Arcángel, Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón, Parish St Therese of the Child, Parroquia Nuestra Señora d Profiles Twitter Facebook

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná (Latin: Archidioecesis Paranensis) is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Concordia and Gualeguaychú.

History

On 13 June 1859, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Paraná from the Diocese of Buenos Aires. It lost territory to the Diocese of Santa Fe when it was created in 1897 and the Diocese of Corrientes in 1910. The Diocese of Paraná was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on 20 April 1934. It lost territory two more times when the dioceses of Gualeguaychú (1957) and Concordia (1961) were created.