Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia (Latin: Archidioecesis Resistenciae) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Formosa and San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña.

Archdiocese of Resistencia

Archidioecesis Resistenciae

Arquidiócesis de Resistencia
Cathedral of St. Fernando the King
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceResistencia
Statistics
Area28,250 km2 (10,910 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2010)
595,000
495,000 (83.2%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 June 1939 (81 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Ferdinand III of Castile in Resistencia, Chaco
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
St Joseph the worker
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopFabriciano Sigampa
Bishops emeritusCarmelo Juan Giaquinta

History

On 3 June 1939, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Resistencia from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It lost territory to the Diocese of Formosa when it was created in 1957 and to the Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña in 1961. The Diocese of Resistencia was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John Paul II on 28 February 1984.[1][2]

Ordinaries
  • Nicolás de Carlo (1940–1951)
  • Enrique Rau (1954–1957)
  • José Agustín Marozzi (1957–1984)
  • Juan José Iriarte (1984–1991)
  • Carmelo Juan Giaquinta (1993–2005) - Archbishop Emeritus
  • Fabriciano Sigampa (2005–present)

Territorial losses
YearAlong withTo form
1957Diocese of Formosa
1963Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
  1. "Archdiocese of Resistencia". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  2. "Archdiocese of Resistencia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-26.


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