Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá
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Diocese of Oberá Dioecesis Oberensis Diócesis de Oberá | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Corrientes |
Metropolitan | Corrientes |
Statistics | |
Area | 78,074 km2 (30,145 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 275,100 203,800 (74.1%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 June 2009 (14 years ago) |
Cathedral | St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral in Oberá |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Damián Santiago Bitar |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrés Stanovnik |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá (Latin: Dioecesis Oberensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Oberá in the Ecclesiastical province of Corrientes in Argentina.
History
On 13 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Oberá from the Diocese of Posadas and the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Victor Selvino Arenhart † (13 June 2009 – 17 May 2010) Died
- Damián Santiago Bitar (26 October 2010 – Present)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Oberá". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Diocese of Oberá". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
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