Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes

Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Archdiocese of Corrientes

Archdioecesis Corrientensis

Arquidiócesis de Corrientes
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCorrientes
Statistics
Area26,218 km2 (10,123 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
880,649
946,936 (93%)
Parishes49
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established21 January 1910 (114 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Corrientes
Patron saintOur Lady of Itatí
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrés Stanovnik, OFM Cap
Auxiliary BishopsJosé Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M., elect
Bishops emeritusDomingo Salvador Castagna

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes (erected 21 January 1910, as the Diocese of Corrientes) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees include Goya, Oberá, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú and Santo Tomé. It was elevated on 10 April 1961.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Luis María Niella (1911–1933)
  • Francisco Vicentín (1934–1972)
  • Jorge Manuel López (1972–1983), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
  • Fortunato Antonio Rossi (1983–1994)
  • Domingo Salvador Castagna (1994–2007)
  • Andres Stanovnick, O.F.M. Cap. (2007–present)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti (1929-1934), appointed Bishop of San Luis
  • José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M.(2020-, elect

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Jorge Ramón Chalup, appointed Bishop of Gualeguaychú in 1957

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1957 Diocese of Posadas
1961 Diocese of Goya
1979 Diocese of Santo Tomé

References

External links

  • "Archdiocese of Corrientes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-18.[self-published]