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Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá

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Diocese of Oberá

Dioecesis Oberensis

Diócesis de Oberá
Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCorrientes
MetropolitanCorrientes
Statistics
Area78,074 km2 (30,145 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
275,100
203,800 (74.1%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 June 2009 (15 years ago)
CathedralSt. Anthony of Padua Cathedral in Oberá
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDamián Santiago Bitar
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrés Stanovnik

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oberá (Latin: Dioecesis Oberensis) is a Catholic diocese located in the city of Oberá in the ecclesiastical province of Corrientes in Argentina.

History

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On 13 June 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of Oberá from the Diocese of Posadas and the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú.[1][2]

Ordinaries

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Oberá". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Oberá". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.