Parishes 25 Rite Roman Rite Country Argentina Emeritus bishop Joaquín Piña Batllevell | Denomination Roman Catholic Area 17,000 km² Bishop Marcelo Raúl Martorell Metropolitan archbishop Andrés Stanovnik | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
300,000
210,000 (70%) Established 16 June 1986 (30 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Puerto Iguazú Patron saint Roque González y de Santa Cruz Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis) is located in the frontier city of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones in Argentina.
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History
On 16 June 1986, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú from the Diocese of Posadas. It lost territory in 2009 when the Diocese of Oberá was established.
Ordinaries
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA