Suffragan diocese Posadas, Argentina

Diocese of Posadas

Posaden(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Posadas is a Latin rite diocese in Misiones province, Argentina, erected in 1957. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes and its cathedral is dedicated to Saint Joseph. Juan Rubén Martínez has been its bishop since 2000.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of San José, in Posadas, Argentina.

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Established: 1957
Catholics: 478,242
Priests: 70
Territory: 6,426 km²

Parishes and churches

36 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Juan Rubén Martínez
Born: 20 January 1953
Birthplace: Vicente López

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The cathedral

Cathedral of San José stands in Posadas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 11 February 1957
Latin: Posaden(sis)
Patron: Our Lady of Itatí
Annuario code: 001002655

The see in figures

Catholics: 478,242
Population: 797,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 60.0%
Priests: 70
Catholics per priest: 6,832
Extent: 6,426 km²
Catholics per km²: 74

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Corrientes

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Corrientes.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of EncarnaciónEncarnación, Paraguay9 km
Diocese of OberáOberá77 km
Diocese of Santo ToméSanto Tomé132 km
Diocese of CaazapáCaazapá, Paraguay138 km
Diocese of San Juan BautistaSan Juan Bautista, Paraguay146 km
Diocese of VillarricaVillarrica, Paraguay185 km
Diocese of HumaitáHumaitá, Brazil191 km
Diocese of Santo ÂngeloSanto Ângelo, Brazil192 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].