Diocese of Formosa, Argentina

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Formosa / Formosæ (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Resistencia

Bishop (1998.01.14 – ...):

Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego (71)

Bishops of Formosa (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego (71)
(1998.01.14 – ...)

Bishop of Formosa (Argentina)

Coadjutor Bishop of Formosa (Argentina) (1996.12.05 – 1998.01.14)

Bishop of Formosa (Argentina) (1998.01.14 – ...)

Bishop Dante Carlos Sandrelli
(1978.03.31 – 1998.01.14)

Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia (1976.01.02 – 1978.03.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Formosa (Argentina) (1976.01.02 – 1978.03.31)

Bishop of Formosa (Argentina) (1978.03.31 – 1998.01.14)

Bishop Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M.
(1957.05.07 – 1978.03.31)

Bishop of Formosa (Argentina) (1957.05.07 – 1978.03.31)

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José Vicente Conejero Gallego (71) (1996.12.05 – 1998.01.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dante Carlos Sandrelli (1976.01.02 – 1978.03.31)

Address: España 975, P3600FFS, Formosa, Argentina

Phone: (03717) 430814

Website:

Area: 72,066 km²

Population: 484,154 Catholics (80.0% of 605,193 total) (2020)

Statistics: 30 parishes, 46 priests (34 diocesan, 12 religious), 32 deacons, 78 lay religious (13 brothers, 65 sisters), 10 seminarians (2020)

Patron Saint: Santísima Virgen Nuestra Señora del Carmen (July 16)

1957.02.11: Established as Diocese of Formosa / Formosæ (Latin) (from Diocese of Resistencia and became suffragan of Santa Fe)
1984.02.28: Became suffragan of Resistencia