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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomé

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Parishes
  
13

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Argentina

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Andrés Stanovnik

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
29,011 km²

Patron saint
  
Thomas the Apostle

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 165,000 150,000 (90.9%)

Established
  
3 July 1979 (30 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Santo Tomé, Corrientes

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomé (Latin: Sancti Thomae in Argentina), is located in the city of Santo Tomé, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.

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History

On 3 July 1979, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Santo Tomé from the Archdiocese of Corrientes and the Diocese of Goya.

Ordinaries

  • Carlos Esteban Cremata (1979 - 1985)
  • Alfonso Delgado Evers (1986 - 1994)
  • Francisco Polti Santillán (1994 - 2006)
  • Hugo Norberto Santiago (2006 - )

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomé Wikipedia
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