Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú

Diocese of Gualeguaychú

Dioecesis Gualeguaychensis

Diócesis de Gualeguaychú
Cathedral of St. Joseph by Bernardo Poncini
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceParaná
MetropolitanParaná
Statistics
Area33,887 km2 (13,084 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 326,500
  • 294,000 (90%)
Parishes34
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 February 1957
CathedralSt. Joseph's Cathedral, Gualeguaychú
Patron saint
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJorge Eduardo Lozano
Metropolitan ArchbishopJuan Alberto Puiggari
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú is a Latin suffragan bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraná in Entre Ríos Province, eastern-central Argentina.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral San José, dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Gualeguaychú, also in Entre Rios province, which also has a Minor basilica : Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción del Uruguay, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Concepción del Uruguay.