Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya (Latin: Dioecesis Goyanensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes. It was established by Blessed John XXIII on 10 April 1961.

Diocese of Goya

Dioecesis Goyanensis

Diócesis de Goya
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCorrientes
MetropolitanCorrientes
Statistics
Area33,603 km2 (12,974 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
270,000
244,000 (90.4%)
Parishes15
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (59 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Goya, Corrientes
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAdolfo Ramón Canecín
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrés Stanovnik

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Alberto Devoto (1961–1984)
  • Luis Teodorico Stöckler (1985–2002)
  • Ricardo Oscar Faifer (2002–2015)
  • Adolfo Ramón Canecín (2015- )

Coadjutor bishop

  • Adolfo Ramón Canecín (2014-2015)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Ricardo Rösch, appointed Bishop of Concordia in 1961

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1979Archdiocese of CorrientesDiocese of Santo Tomé
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