Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Puerto Iguazú

Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis

Diócesis de Posadas

Location
Country| Argentina
Ecclesiastical province| Corrientes
Metropolitan| Corrientes
Statistics
Area| 17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2004)
300,000
210,000 (70%)
Parishes| 25
Information
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 16 June 1986 (37 years ago)
Cathedral| Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Puerto Iguazú
Patron saint| St Roque González de Santa Cruz
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Nicolás Baisi
Metropolitan Archbishop| Andrés Stanovnik, OFM Cap
Bishops emeritus| Marcelo Raúl Martorell

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis) is in the frontier city of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones in Argentina.

## History[edit]

On 16 June 1986, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú from the Diocese of Posadas. It lost territory in 2009 when the Diocese of Oberá was established.[1][2]

## Ordinaries[edit]

* Joaquín Piña Batllevell S.J. (1986–2006)
* Marcelo Raúl Martorell (2006–2020)
* Nicolás Baisi (2020- )

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Diocese of Puerto Iguazú". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
2. ^ "Diocese of Puerto Iguazú". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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