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Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Esquel

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Territorial Prelature of Esquel

Praelatura Territorialis Esquelensis

Prelatura Territorial de Esquel
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceBahía Blanca
MetropolitanBahía Blanca
Statistics
Area78,074 km2 (30,145 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
66,200
56,000 (84.6%)
Parishes9
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 March 2009 (15 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Esquel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PrelateJosé Slaby, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopGuillermo José Garlatti
Mass in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral of Esquel, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina.

The Territorial Prelature of Esquel (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Esquelensis) is a Catholic territorial prelature located in the town of Esquel in the ecclesiastical province of Bahía Blanca in Argentina.

History

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Ordinaries

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Prelates of Esquel

References

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  1. ^ "Territorial Prelature of Esquel". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ^ "Territorial Prelature of Esquel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.