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Diocese of Formosa

Dioecesis Formosae



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 February 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Resistencia
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 72,066 (27,835 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://obispadoformosa.org.ar/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Espana 975, P3600FFS Formosa, Argentina
  • Telephone: (0370)4430.814
  • Fax: 4430.343

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 February 1957ErectedDiocese of Resistencia (Formosa) Diocese of Formosa (erected)
10 April 1961Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Formosa (from Santa Fe to Corrientes)
28 February 1984Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Formosa (from Corrientes)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966180,000200,00090.0%325286,428145713ap1967
1970210,000260,00080.8%130316,774306915ap1971
1976248,220275,89290.0%436406,2053610521ap1977
1980270,000300,00090.0%534396,9233910121ap1981
1990330,000375,00088.0%834427,8574911924ap1991
1999382,000450,00084.9%1826448,681122912426ap2000
2000382,000450,00084.9%1825438,883162912426ap2001
2001382,500450,00085.0%2024448,693173113026ap2002
2002425,000504,00084.3%2326498,673163110427ap2003
2003427,000534,00080.0%1924439,930162811027ap2004
2004465,000550,00084.5%21244510,333162810227ap2005
2006480,000566,00084.8%27194610,43418249127ap2007
2013458,200538,00085.2%27144111,175222010230ap2014
2016472,067554,95685.1%26144011,80124266730ap2017
2019486,900572,40085.1%30114111,87535176530ap2020
2021484,154605,19380.0%34124610,52532136530ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 653, to Page 662
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 75, to Page 77
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 76, Page 548, and Page 549

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