Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes (erected 21 January 1910, as the Diocese of Corrientes) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Goya, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú and Santo Tomé. It was elevated on 10 April 1961.

Ordinaries

*Luis María Niella (1911 - 1933)
*Francisco Vicentín (1934 - 1972)
*Jorge Manuel López (1972 - 1983)
*Fortunato Antonio Rossi (1983 - 1994)
*Domingo Salvador Castagna (1994 - 2007)
*Andres Stanovnick, O.F.M. Cap. (2007 - )

Territorial losses

External links and References

*cite web|title = Archdiocese of Corrientes|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcorr.html|accessdate=2007-03-18


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