Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia in Argentina
Appearance
Diocese of Concordia Dioecesis Foroconcordianus Diócesis de Concordia | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Paraná |
Metropolitan | Paraná |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 303,000 272,000 (89.8%) |
Parishes | 30 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony of Padua in Concordia |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Luis Armando Collazuol |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Alberto Puiggari |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia (erected 10 April 1961) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.
Ordinaries
[edit]- Ricardo Rösch (1961–1976)
- Adolfo Gerstner (1977–1998)
- Héctor Sabatino Cardelli (1998–2004), appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
- Luis Armando Collazuol (2004– )
External links and references
[edit]- "Diocese of Concordia". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-17. [self-published]
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