Archdiocese of Corrientes Archdioecesis Corrientensis Arquidiócesis de Corrientes |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Corrientes |
Statistics | |
Area | 26,218 km2 (10,123 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 880,649 946,936 (93%) |
Parishes | 49 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 January 1910 (107 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Corrientes |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Itatí |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrés Stanovnik |
Emeritus Bishops | Domingo 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.