Metropolitan Resistencia Denomination Roman Catholic Area 71,303 km² Patron saint Saint Roch Emeritus bishop José Lorenzo Sartori | Parishes 24 Rite Roman Rite Country Argentina Bishop Hugo Nicolás Barbaro | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
511,000
436,000 (85.3%) Established 12 August 1963 (53 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, is located in the town of San Roque in the city of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, usually referred to as simply Sáenz Peña, in the province of Chaco, Argentina.
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History
On 12 August 1963, Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña from the Diocese of Resistencia. Its name was changed to the Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña on 28 February 1992 by Blessed John Paul II.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA