Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Formosa / Formosæ (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Resistencia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Bishop (1998.01.14 – ...): | ![]() |
Bishops of Formosa (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Formosa (Argentina)
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Bishop Dante Carlos Sandrelli
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Bishop Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M.
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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)
Last updated on 2023.02.02
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