Diocese of Puerto Iguazú

Portus Iguassuen(sis)

Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

The Diocese of Puerto Iguazú is a Latin rite diocese in northern Misiones province, Argentina, erected in 1986 by Pope John Paul II. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes, and Nicolás Baisi has been its bishop since 2020.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 16 June 1986
Latin: Portus Iguassuen(sis)
Patron: Santa María del Iguazú; the Martyrs of the Missions (Roque González, Alonso Rodríguez, Juan del Castillo)
Annuario code: 001002678

The see in figures

Catholics: 380,120
Population: 363,469
Priests: 55
Catholics per priest: 6,911
Extent: 18,658 km²
Catholics per km²: 20

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: Nicolás Baisi
Born: 15 July 1964
Birthplace: Bella Vista

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 Our Lady of Carmen stands in Puerto Iguazú, 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:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

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.