Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá

Diocese of Oberá
Dioecesis Oberensis
Diócesis de Oberá
Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Corrientes
Metropolitan Corrientes
Statistics
Area 78,074 km2 (30,145 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
275,100
203,800 (74.1%)
Parishes 17
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 13 June 2009 (9 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral St Anthony of Padua in Oberá
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá (Latin: Dioecesis Oberensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Oberá in the Ecclesiastical province of Corrientes in Argentina.

History

On 13 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Oberá from the Diocese of Posadas and the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú.[1][2]

Ordinaries

  • Victor Selvino Arenhart † (13 June 2009 – 17 May 2010) Died
  • Damián Santiago Bitar (26 October 2010 – Present)

References

  1. "Diocese of Oberá". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Diocese of Oberá". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.


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