Diocese of Reconquista Dioecesis Reconquistensis Diócesis de Reconquista | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 273,000 240,000 (87.9%) |
| Parishes | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Reconquista, Santa Fe |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph St John the Apostle |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ángel José Macín |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José María Arancedo |
| Website | |
| www.obispadorqta.org.ar | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista (Latin: Dioecesis Reconquistensis) is located in the city of Reconquista, in the north of the province of Santa Fe, in Argentina.
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History
On 11 February 1957 Pope Pius XII founded the Diocese of Reconquista from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It lost territory to the Diocese of Rafaela in 1961.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Juan José Iriarte (1957–1984) appointed, Archbishop of Resistencia
- Fabriciano Sigampa (1985–1992) appointed, Bishop of La Rioja
- Juan Rubén Martinez (1994–2000) appointed, Bishop of Posadas
- Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (2001–2007) appointed, Archbishop of Corrientes
- Ramón Alfredo Dus (2008–2013) appointed, Archbishop of Resistencia
- Ángel José Macín (2013–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Dante Gustavo Braida Lorenzón, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza in 2015
References
- ^ "Diocese of Reconquista". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "Diocese of Reconquista". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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