Diocese of Posadas
Posaden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Posadas, Argentina
The Diocese of Posadas is a Latin rite diocese in Misiones province, Argentina, erected in 1957. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes and its cathedral is dedicated to Saint Joseph. Juan Rubén Martínez has been its bishop since 2000.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 February 1957
- Latin
- Posaden(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Itatí
- Annuario code
- 001002655
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 478,242
- Population
- 797,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 60.0%
- Priests
- 70
- Catholics per priest
- 6,832
- Extent
- 6,426 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 74
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
- Juan Rubén Martínez
- Born
- 20 January 1953
- Birthplace
- Vicente López
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 San José stands in Posadas, 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 Corrientes
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Corrientes.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of CorrientesCorrientes
- Diocese of GoyaGoya
- Diocese of OberáOberá
- Diocese of Puerto IguazúPuerto Iguazú
- Diocese of Santo ToméSanto Tomé
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.