Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Oberá | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Oberensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Oberá |
Country: | Argentina |
Metropolitan: | Corrientes |
Province: | Corrientes |
Area Km2: | 78,074 |
Population: | 275,100 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Catholics: | 203,800 |
Catholics Percent: | 74.1 |
Parishes: | 17 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 13 June 2009 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral in Oberá |
Bishop: | Damián Santiago Bitar |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Andrés 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.
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]