The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú () is in the frontier city of
Puerto Iguazú
Puerto Iguazú is a border city in the provinces of Argentina, province of Misiones Province, Misiones, Argentina. With a population of 82,227 (),
it is the fourth largest city in the Misiones Province, Province, after Posadas, Misiones, Posadas, ...
, in the province of
Misiones
Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...
in
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
History
On 16 June 1986,
Blessed John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. H ...
established the Diocese of Puerto Iguazú from the
Diocese of Posadas. It lost territory in 2009 when the
Diocese of Oberá was established.
Ordinaries
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Joaquín Piña Batllevell
Joaquin Piña Batllevell SJ (May 25, 1930 − 8 July 2013) was a Spanish Argentine Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood for the Society of Jesus on 10 December 1961, Piña Batllevell was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of ...
S.J. (1986–2006)
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Marcelo Raúl Martorell (2006–2020)
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Nicolás Baisi (2020- )
References
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1986 establishments in Argentina
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