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Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú

Diocese of Puerto Iguazú
Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis
Diócesis de Posadas
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Corrientes
Metropolitan Corrientes
Statistics
Area 17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
300,000
210,000 (70%)
Parishes 25
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 16 June 1986 (30 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Puerto Iguazú
Patron saint St Roque González de Santa Cruz
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcelo Raúl Martorell
Metropolitan Archbishop Andrés Stanovnik
Emeritus Bishops Joaquín Piña Batllevell

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis) is located in the frontier city of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones in Argentina.

On 16 June 1986, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú from the Diocese of Posadas. It lost territory in 2009 when the Diocese of Oberá was established.



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