Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná

Archdiocese of Paraná Archidioecesis Paranensis Arquidiócesis de Paraná
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Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Paraná
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 502,500 452,250 (90%)
Parishes	49
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 June 1859 (165 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Paraná
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Juan Alberto Puiggari
Emeritus Bishops	Estanislao Esteban Karlic Mario Luis Bautista Maulión
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná (Latin: Archidioecesis Paranensis) is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Concordia and Gualeguaychú.

History

On 13 June 1859, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Paraná from the Diocese of Buenos Aires. It lost territory to the Diocese of Santa Fe when it was created in 1897 and the Diocese of Corrientes in 1910. The Diocese of Paraná was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on 20 April 1934. It lost territory two more times when the dioceses of Gualeguaychú (1957) and Concordia (1961) were created.

Ordinaries

• Luis José Gabriel Segura y Cubas (1859–1862)
• José María Gelabert y Crespo (1865–1897)
• Rudesindo de la Lastra y Gordillo (1898–1908)
• Abel Juan Bazán y Bustos (1910–1926)
• Julián Pedro Martínez (1927–1934)
• Zenobio Lorenzo Guilland (1934–1962)
• Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1962–1986)
• Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1986–2003)
• Mario Luis Bautista Maulión (2003–2010)
• Juan Alberto Puiggari (2010–present)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1897		Diocese of Santa Fe
1910		Diocese of Corrientes
1957		Diocese of Gualeguaychú
1961		Diocese of Concordia