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Diocese of Oberá

Dioecesis Oberensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 June 2009
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Corrientes
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 8,717 (3,366 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Gobernador Barreyro 730, N3360AJH Obera, Argentina
  • Telephone: (03755)403.565; 405.320
  • Fax: 405.320

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 June 2009ErectedDiocese of Posadas (San Antonio de Padua, Cristo Rey, Santa Rita, San José Obrero, and Ascension del Señor (in Oberá); San Rafael Arcángel, Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, and María de Itatí (in Cainguás); Santa Teresita del Nino Jesus, Santa Catalina de Siena, and Santa ...)
Diocese of Puerto Iguazú (Cristo Rey, San Juan Neumann, and San Vicente de Paúl along with Asunción de la Santísima Virgen (Ukrainian, in Guaraní))
Diocese of Oberá (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2009200,000270,00074.1%1017277,4071517bul:13Jun2009
2012203,800275,10074.1%620267,83824201917ap2013
2013205,700277,00074.3%621277,61825212117ap2014
2016189,000270,00070.0%918277,00027182018ap2017
2019195,000280,30069.6%1217296,72428171318ap2020
2021198,521313,92363.2%1119306,61726192018ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 101, Page 761, and Page 762

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