Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia

Archdiocese of Resistencia Archidioecesis Resistenciae Arquidiócesis de Resistencia
Cathedral of St. Fernando the King
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Resistencia
Statistics
Area	28,250 km2 (10,910 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 595,000 495,000 (83.2%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 June 1939 (85 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Ferdinand III of Castile in Resistencia, Chaco
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception St Joseph the worker
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fabriciano Sigampa
Bishops emeritus	Carmelo Juan Giaquinta

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia (Latin: Archidioecesis Resistenciae) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Formosa and San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña.

History

On 3 June 1939, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Resistencia from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It lost territory to the Diocese of Formosa when it was created in 1957 and to the Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in 1961. The Diocese of Resistencia was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 28 February 1984.

Ordinaries

• Nicolás de Carlo (1940–1951)
• Enrique Rau (1954–1957)
• José Agustín Marozzi (1957–1984)
• Juan José Iriarte (1984–1991)
• Carmelo Juan Giaquinta (1993–2005) - Archbishop Emeritus
• Fabriciano Sigampa (2005–present)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1957		Diocese of Formosa
1963		Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña