Diocese of Gualeguaychú
Gualeguaychen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Gualeguaychú, Argentina
The Diocese of Gualeguaychú is a Latin Church diocese in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, erected in 1957. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná and includes the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Concepción del Uruguay.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 February 1957
- Latin
- Gualeguaychen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001001534
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 308,410
- Population
- 326,500
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 94.5%
- Priests
- 41
- Catholics per priest
- 7,522
- Extent
- 33,887 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Héctor Luis Zordán, M.SS.CC.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Joseph stands in Gualeguaychú, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Paraná
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Paraná.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ConcordiaConcordia
- Archdiocese of ParanáParaná
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.