Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná (erected 13 June 1859, as the Diocese of Paraná) is a metropolitan diocese
, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Concordia
and Gualeguaychú
. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Concordia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.-Ordinaries:*Ricardo Rösch *Adolfo Gerstner *Héctor Sabatino Cardelli...
and Gualeguaychú
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.-Ordinaries:*Jorge Ramón Chalup *Pedro Boxler *Luis Guillermo Eichhorn...
. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.
Ordinaries
- Luis José Gabriel Segura y Cubas (1859–1862)
- José María Gelabert y Crespo (1865–1897)
- Rudesindo de la Lastra y Gordillo (1898–1908)
- Abel Juan Bazán y Bustos (1910–1926)
- Julián Pedro Martínez (1927–1934)
- Zenobio Lorenzo Guilland (1934–1962)
- Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1962–1986)
- Estanislao Esteban KarlicEstanislao Esteban KarlicEstanislao Esteban Karlic is an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paraná from 1986 to 2003, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.-Biography:...
(1986–2003) - Mario Luis Bautista Maulión (2003–2010)
- Juan Alberto Puiggari (2010-present)
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Diocese of Santa Fe | |
| 1910 | Diocese of Corrientes | |
| 1957 | Diocese of Gualeguaychú | |
| 1961 | Diocese of Concordia |