Archdiocese of Paraná
Paranen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Paraná, Argentina
The Archdiocese of Paraná is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering much of Entre Ríos province, Argentina, erected as a diocese in 1859 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1934. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Concordia and Gualeguaychú, and Raúl Martín became archbishop in 2025.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 June 1859
- Latin
- Paranen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Rosary (Nuestra Señora del Rosario)
- Annuario code
- 001002541
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 547,000
- Population
- 655,800
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 83.4%
- Priests
- 127
- Catholics per priest
- 4,307
- Extent
- 30,348 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 18
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
- Archbishop
- Raúl Martín
- Born
- 21 November 1949
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires
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 Nuestra Señora del Rosario stands in Paraná, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Minor Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Nogoyá.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Paraná
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ConcordiaConcordia
- Diocese of GualeguaychúGualeguaychú
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.