• Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas
  • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas (Latin: Dioecesis Posadensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Posadas, Misiones in the ecclesiastical province of Corrientes in Argentina.


    History


    On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Posadas from the Diocese of Corrientes. It lost territory in 1986 when the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established and again in 2009 when the Diocese of Puerto Oberá was established.


    Bishops




    = Ordinaries

    =
    Jorge Kémérer S.V.D. (1957–1986)
    Carmelo Juan Giaquinta (1986–1993), appointed Archbishop of Resistencia
    Alfonso Delgado Evers (1994–2000), appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
    Juan Rubén Martinez (2000– )


    = Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

    =
    Victor Selvino Arenhart, appointed Bishop of Oberá in 2009


    References

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