Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraná in Entre Ríos Province, eastern-central Argentina.
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Diocese of Gualeguaychú Dioecesis Gualeguaychensis Diócesis de Gualeguaychú | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Paraná |
Metropolitan | Paraná |
Statistics | |
Area | 33,887 km2 (13,084 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 326,500 294,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 34 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 |
Cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral, Gualeguaychú |
Patron saint | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Eduardo Lozano |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Juan Alberto Puiggari |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese[dead link] |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Gualeguaychú, also in Entre Rios province, which also has a Minor basilica : Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción del Uruguay, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Concepción del Uruguay.