Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Argentina

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Diocese of Formosa

Dioecesis Formosae

Diócesis de Formosa
Catedraldefsa.jpg
Cathedral of Formosa
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceResistencia
MetropolitanResistencia
Statistics
Area72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
566,000
480,000 (84.8%)
Parishes27
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 February 1957 (64 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Carmel in Formosa
Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopFabriciano Sigampa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa 'Dioecesis Formosae' (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Resistencia.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

Coadjutor bishop[]

  • (1996-1998)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

  • , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Goya in 2014

External links and references[]

  • "Diocese of Formosa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-19.[self-published]

Coordinates: 26°11′00″S 58°10′04″W / 26.1834°S 58.1677°W / -26.1834; -58.1677

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