Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas
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History
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Posadas from the Diocese of Corrientes. It lost territory in 1986 when the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established and again in 2009 when the Diocese of Puerto Oberá was established.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Jorge Kémérer S.V.D. (1957–1986)
- Carmelo Juan Giaquinta (1986–1993), appointed Archbishop of Resistencia
- Alfonso Delgado Evers (1994–2000), appointed Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo
- Juan Rubén Martinez (2000– )
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Victor Selvino Arenhart, appointed Bishop of Oberá in 2009
References
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