Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya

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Diocese of Goya

Dioecesis Goyanensis

Diócesis de Goya
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCorrientes
MetropolitanCorrientes
Statistics
Area33,603 km2 (12,974 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
270,000
244,000 (90.4%)
Parishes15
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Goya, Corrientes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAdolfo Ramón Canecín
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrés 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[edit]

Ordinaries[edit]

Coadjutor bishop[edit]

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[edit]

Territorial losses[edit]

Year Along with To form
1979 Archdiocese of Corrientes Diocese of Santo Tomé

External links and references[edit]

  • "Diocese of Goya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-30. [self-published]