Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Esquel
Appearance
Territorial Prelature of Esquel Praelatura Territorialis Esquelensis Prelatura Territorial de Esquel | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
Metropolitan | Bahía Blanca |
Statistics | |
Area | 78,074 km2 (30,145 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 66,200 56,000 (84.6%) |
Parishes | 9 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 14 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Esquel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Prelate | José Slaby, C.Ss.R. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Guillermo José Garlatti |
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The Territorial Prelature of Esquel (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Esquelensis) is a Catholic territorial prelature located in the town of Esquel in the ecclesiastical province of Bahía Blanca in Argentina.
History
[edit]- On 14 March 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Territorial Prelature of Esquel from the Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia.[1][2]
Ordinaries
[edit]Prelates of Esquel
- José Slaby, C.Ss.R. (14 March 2009 – present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Territorial Prelature of Esquel". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ^ "Territorial Prelature of Esquel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.