Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes

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Archdiocese of Corrientes

Archdioecesis Corrientensis

Arquidiócesis de Corrientes
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Corrientes
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
880,649
946,936 (93%)
Parishes 49
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 21 January 1910 (114 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Corrientes
Patron saint Our Lady of Itatí
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik
Emeritus Bishops Domingo Salvador Castagna

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes (erected 21 January 1910, as the Diocese of Corrientes) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees include Goya, Oberá, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú and Santo Tomé. It was elevated on 10 April 1961.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1957 Diocese of Posadas
1961 Diocese of Goya
1979 Diocese of Santo Tomé

External links and references

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