Metropolitan see Resistencia, Argentina

Archdiocese of Resistencia

Resistenciae

Latin Church

Resistencia is in fact a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese (not a diocese) covering part of Chaco province, Argentina, erected as a diocese in 1939 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1984. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Formosa and San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, and Ramón Alfredo Dus has been archbishop since 2013.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of San Fernando Rey, in Resistencia, Argentina.

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Established: 1939
Catholics: 512,900
Priests: 67
Territory: 28,250 km²

Parishes and churches

29 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

Archbishop: Ramón Alfredo Dus
Born: 22 May 1956
Birthplace: San Lorenzo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of San Fernando Rey stands in Resistencia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 3 June 1939
Latin: Resistenciae
Patron: The Immaculate Conception; Saint Joseph
Annuario code: 001002742

The see in figures

Catholics: 512,900
Population: 650,800
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 78.8%
Priests: 67
Catholics per priest: 7,655
Extent: 28,250 km²
Catholics per km²: 18

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

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Arzobispado, Bartolomé Mitre 363, h3500blg Resistencia [Chaco], Argentina
Telephone: [03624]441.908; fax 434.573
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Resistencia

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of FormosaFormosa
Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz PeñaSan Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña

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

Sees near here

Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz PeñaSan Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña161 km
Diocese of GoyaGoya191 km
Diocese of ReconquistaReconquista200 km
Diocese of San Juan BautistaSan Juan Bautista, Paraguay202 km
Archdiocese of CorrientesCorrientes205 km
Diocese of CarapeguáCarapeguá, Paraguay255 km
Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco ParaguayoChaco Paraguayo, Paraguay273 km
Archdiocese of AsunciónAsunción, Paraguay275 km

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

Sources

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