Ecclesiastical province Corrientes Parishes 37 Rite Roman Rite Province Misiones Province Bishop Juan Rubén Martinez | Metropolitan Corrientes Denomination Roman Catholic Area 13,206 km² Country Argentina | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
769,000
552,890 (71.9%) Address Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina Similar Municipal de Posadas, Yacyreta Binational Entity, Posadas, Inmobiliar Rima Servicios, Hotel Posadas Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas (Latin: Dioecesis Posadensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Posadas, Misiones in the Ecclesiastical province of Corrientes in Argentina.
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History
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Posadas from the Diocese of Corrientes. It lost territory in 1986 when the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established and again in 2009 when the Diocese of Puerto Oberá was established.
Ordinaries
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA