Diocese of Santo Tomé Sancti Thomae in Argentina Diócesis de Santo Tomé | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Corrientes |
Metropolitan | Corrientes |
Statistics | |
Area | 29,011 km2 (11,201 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 165,000 150,000 (90.9%) |
Parishes | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 3 July 1979 (37 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Santo Tomé, Corrientes |
Patron saint | St Thomas Apostle |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gustavo Alejandro Montini |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrés Stanovnik |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomé ( Latin: Sancti Thomae in Argentina), is located in the city of Santo Tomé, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
On 3 July 1979, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Santo Tomé from the Archdiocese of Corrientes and the Diocese of Goya. [1] [2]