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Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Esquel

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Parishes
  
9

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Argentina

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
78,074 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Guillermo José Garlatti

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 66,200 56,000 (84.6%)

Established
  
14 March 2009 (8 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Esquel

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca

The Territorial Prelature of Esquel (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Esquelensis) is a Catholic territorial prelature located in the town of Esquel in the Ecclesiastical province of Bahía Blanca in Argentina.

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History

  • On 14 March 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Territorial Prelature of Esquel from the Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia.

    • Ordinaries

    Prelates of Esquel

  • José Slaby, C.Ss.R. (14 March 2009 - Present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Esquel Wikipedia
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