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
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Corrientes |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 880,649 946,936 (93%) |
Parishes | 49 |
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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
- Luis María Niella (1911–1933)
- Francisco Vicentín (1934–1972)
- Jorge Manuel López (1972–1983)
- Fortunato Antonio Rossi (1983–1994)
- Domingo Salvador Castagna (1994–2007)
- Andres Stanovnick, O.F.M. Cap. (2007–present)
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1957 | Diocese of Posadas | |
1961 | Diocese of Goya | |
1979 | Diocese of Santo Tomé |
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