Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú
Appearance
Diocese of Gualeguaychú Dioecesis Gualeguaychensis Diócesis de Gualeguaychú | |
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![]() Cathedral of St. Joseph by Bernardo Poncini | |
Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Paraná |
Metropolitan | Paraná |
Statistics | |
Area | 33,887 km2 (13,084 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 326,500 294,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 34 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Gualeguaychú |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph Our Lady of the Rosary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Eduardo Lozano |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Alberto Puiggari |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.
Ordinaries
- Jorge Ramón Chalup (1957 - 1966)
- Pedro Boxler (1967 - 1996)
- Luis Guillermo Eichhorn (1996 - 2004)
- Jorge Eduardo Lozano (2005 - )
External links and references
- "Diocese of Gualeguaychú". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-31.