Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná (Latin: Archidioecesis Paranensis) is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Concordia and Gualeguaychú.

Archdiocese of Paraná

Archidioecesis Paranensis

Arquidiócesis de Paraná
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceParaná
Statistics
Area30,348 km2 (11,717 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
502,500
452,250 (90%)
Parishes49
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 June 1859 (161 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Paraná
Patron saintOur Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJuan Alberto Puiggari
Bishops emeritusEstanislao Esteban Karlic
Mario Luis Bautista Maulión
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

History

On 13 June 1859, Pope Pius IX established the Diocese of Paraná from the Diocese of Buenos Aires. It lost territory to the Diocese of Santa Fe when it was created in 1897 and the Diocese of Corrientes in 1910. The Diocese of Paraná was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on 20 April 1934. It lost territory two more times when the dioceses of Gualeguaychú (1957) and Concordia (1961) were created.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor archbishop

Auxiliary bishops

  • Nicolás de Carlo (1918-1936), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe
  • Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1956-1960), appointed Archbishop here
  • Fortunato Antonio Rossi (1961-1963), appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto
  • José María Mestres (1974-1987)
  • Juan Alberto Puiggari (1998-2003), appointed Archbishop here
  • César Daniel Fernández (2007-2012), appointed Bishop of Jujuy

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Ramón Alfredo Dus, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Reconquista in 2005

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1897Diocese of Santa Fe
1910Diocese of Corrientes
1957Diocese of Gualeguaychú
1961Diocese of Concordia
  1. "Archdiocese of Paraná". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. [self-published]
  2. "Archdiocese of Paraná". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26. [self-published]

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