Diocese of Reconquista

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista () is located in the city of Reconquista, in the north of the province of Santa Fe, in Argentina.

History

On 11 February 1957 Pope Pius XII founded the Diocese of Reconquista from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It lost territory to the Diocese of Rafaela in 1961.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Juan José Iriarte (1957–1984) appointed, Archbishop of Resistencia
• Fabriciano Sigampa (1985–1992) appointed, Bishop of La Rioja
• Juan Rubén Martinez (1994–2000) appointed, Bishop of Posadas
• Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. (2001–2007) appointed, Archbishop of Corrientes
• Ramón Alfredo Dus (2008–2013) appointed, Archbishop of Resistencia
• Ángel José Macín (2013–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Dante Gustavo Braida Lorenzón, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza in 2015

References