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Diocese of Resistencia
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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.
- Archbishop
- Most Rev. Ramón Alfredo Dus
- Latin name
- Resistenciae
- Erected
- 3 June 1939
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of San Fernando Rey
- Patron
- The Immaculate Conception; Saint Joseph
- Rank
- Metropolitan See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Resistencia
- Catholics
- 512,900
- Chancery
- Arzobispado, Bartolomé Mitre 363, h3500blg Resistencia [Chaco], Argentina
- Telephone
- Tel. [03624]441.908; Tel. e fax 434.573
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- San Juan Bautista de las Misiones PY 159 km
- Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña 161 km
- Diocese of Goya 191 km
- Diocese of Reconquista 200 km
- Diocese of San Juan Bautista PY 202 km
- Diocese of Corrientes 205 km
Parishes near the see
- La Encarnación · Resistencia 2 km
- María Auxiliadora · Resistencia 2 km
- Nuestra Señora de Itatí · Resistencia 2 km
- Nuestra Señora de la Merced · Resistencia 2 km
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen · Resistencia 2 km
- San Antonio · Resistencia 2 km
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Sources: Wikipedia + AICA · Annuario code 001002742 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08