Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Argentina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa 'Dioecesis Formosae' (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Resistencia.
Diocese of Formosa Dioecesis Formosae Diócesis de Formosa | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Formosa | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Resistencia |
| Metropolitan | Resistencia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 566,000 480,000 (84.8%) |
| Parishes | 27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Carmel in Formosa |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Vicente Conejero Gallego |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fabriciano Sigampa |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M. (1957–1978)
- Dante Carlos Sandrelli (1978–1998)
- José Vicente Conejero Gallego (1998– )
Coadjutor bishop
- José Vicente Conejero Gallego (1996-1998)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Adolfo Ramón Canecín, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Goya in 2014
External links and references
- "Diocese of Formosa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-19.[self-published]
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