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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú

Diocese of Gualeguaychú
Dioecesis Gualeguaychensis
Diócesis de Gualeguaychú
Gualeguaychú - Catedral 1.jpg
Cathedral of St. Joseph by Bernardo Poncini
Location
Country  Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Paraná
Metropolitan Paraná
Statistics
Area 33,887 km2 (13,084 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
326,500
294,000 (90%)
Parishes 34
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11 February 1957
Cathedral Cathedral of St Joseph in Gualeguaychú
Patron saint Saint Joseph
Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano
Metropolitan Archbishop Juan Alberto Puiggari
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraná in Entre Ríos Province, eastern-central Argentina.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Gualeguaychú, also in Entre Rios province, which also has a Minor basilica : Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción del Uruguay, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Concepción del Uruguay.

Established on 11 February 1957 as Diocese of Gualeguaychú / Gualeguaychen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from its Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Paraná.

As per 2014, it pastorally served 308,410 Catholics (89.7% of 343,789 total) on 33,887 km² in 35 parishes and a mission with 61 priests (48 diocesan, 13 religious), 4 deacons, 77 lay religious (23 brothers, 54 sisters) and 10 seminarians.

(all Latin Rite Argentinians)



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