Archdiocese of Corrientes

Archdiocese of Corrientes Archdioecesis Corrientensis Arquidiócesis de Corrientes
Catholic
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Corrientes
Statistics
Area	26,218 km2 (10,123 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 880,649 946,936 (93%)
Parishes	49
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 January 1910 (116 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Corrientes
Patron saint	Our Lady of Itatí
Current leadership
Pope	‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Adolfo Larregain
Bishops emeritus	Domingo Salvador Castagna

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes (erected 21 January 1910, as the Diocese of Corrientes) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees include Goya, Oberá, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú and Santo Tomé. It was elevated on 10 April 1961.

History

The Diocese of Corrientes was established on 21 January 1910. It became an Archdiocese on 10 April 1961.

Bishops

Territorial losses

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References

External links

• "Archdiocese of Corrientes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-18.^{[self-published]}