Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya
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Diocese of Goya Dioecesis Goyanensis Diócesis de Goya | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Corrientes |
Metropolitan | Corrientes |
Statistics | |
Area | 33,603 km2 (12,974 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 270,000 244,000 (90.4%) |
Parishes | 15 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Goya, Corrientes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Adolfo Ramón Canecín |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrés Stanovnik |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya (Latin: Dioecesis Goyanensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes. It was established by Blessed John XXIII on 10 April 1961.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Alberto Devoto (1961–1984)
- Luis Teodorico Stöckler (1985–2002)
- Ricardo Oscar Faifer (2002–2015)
- Adolfo Ramón Canecín (2015- )
Coadjutor bishop
- Adolfo Ramón Canecín (2014-2015)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Ricardo Rösch, appointed Bishop of Concordia in 1961
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1979 | Archdiocese of Corrientes | Diocese of Santo Tomé |
External links and references
- "Diocese of Goya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-30. [self-published]
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