Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú

Diocese of Puerto Iguazú

Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis

Diócesis de Posadas
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCorrientes
MetropolitanCorrientes
Statistics
Area17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 300,000
  • 210,000 (70%)
Parishes25
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 June 1986 (39 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Puerto Iguazú
Patron saintSt Roque González de Santa Cruz
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopNicolás Baisi
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrés Stanovnik, OFM Cap
Bishops emeritusMarcelo Raúl Martorell

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis) is in the frontier city of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones in Argentina.