Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomé

Diocese of Santo Tomé

Sancti Thomae in Argentina

Diócesis de Santo Tomé
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceCorrientes
MetropolitanCorrientes
Statistics
Area29,011 km2 (11,201 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2010)
  • 165,000
  • 150,000 (90.9%)
Parishes13
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 July 1979 (39 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Santo Tomé, Corrientes
Patron saintSt Thomas Apostle
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopGustavo Alejandro Montini
Metropolitan ArchbishopAndrés Stanovnik
A picture of the Diocese

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.

History

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]

Ordinaries

  • Carlos Esteban Cremata (1979–1985)
  • Alfonso Delgado Evers (1986–1994), appointed Bishop of Posadas
  • Francisco Polti Santillán (1994–2006), appointed Bishop of Santiago del Estero
  • Hugo Norberto Santiago (2006–2016), appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos)
  • Gustavo Alejandro Montini (2016- )

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Santo Tomé". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Santo Tomé". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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