Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa, Argentina

Diocese of Formosa
Dioecesis Formosae
Diócesis de Formosa

Cathedral of Formosa
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Resistencia
Metropolitan Resistencia
Statistics
Area 72,066 km2 (27,825 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
566,000
480,000 (84.8%)
Parishes 27
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11 February 1957 (58 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Carmel in Formosa
Patron saint Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego
Metropolitan Archbishop Fabriciano Sigampa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa 'Dioecesis Formosae' (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Resistencia.

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