Diocese of

Oberá

Argentina Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Oberá / Oberen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Corrientes

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.10.26 – ...):Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar (62)Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar (62)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Oberá (Roman Rite)

Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar (62)Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar (62)
(2010.10.26 – ...)

Bishop of Oberá (Argentina)

Discípulo misionero de Jesucristo

Born:1963.02.12 (Arroyo Cabral, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1987.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:2008.12.08

Priest of Villa María (Argentina) (1987.12.13 – 2008.10.04)

Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni (2008.10.04 – 2010.10.26)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) (2008.10.04 – 2010.10.26)

Bishop of Oberá (Argentina) (2010.10.26 – ...)

Bishop Víctor Selvino Arenhardt
(2009.06.13 – 2010.05.17)

Born:1948.12.23 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1977.03.05
Consecrated Bishop:2009.08.15
Died:2010.05.17 († 61)

Priest of Posadas (Argentina) (1977.03.05 – 2009.06.13)

Bishop of Oberá (Argentina) (2009.06.13 – 2010.05.17)

Special Churches

Churches by City (22)

Posadas (←), Puerto Iguazú (↗), Frederico Westphalen (→), Santo Ângelo (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 8,717 km²

Population: 198,700 Catholics (63.6% of 312,549 total)

Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes, 330 missions

Personnel: 30 priests (10 diocesan, 20 religious), 23 deacons, 32 religious (21 brothers, 11 sisters), 5 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

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Seminarians

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