Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Esquel

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.

Territorial Prelature of Esquel Praelatura Territorialis Esquelensis Prelatura Territorial de Esquel
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Bahía Blanca
Metropolitan	Bahía Blanca
Statistics
Area	78,074 km2 (30,145 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 66,200 56,000 (84.6%)
Parishes	9
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Esquel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Prelate	José Slaby, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Guillermo José Garlatti

Mass in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral of Esquel, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina.

History

• On 14 March 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Territorial Prelature of Esquel from the Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia.^[1][2]

Ordinaries

Prelates of Esquel

• José Slaby, C.Ss.R. (14 March 2009 – present)

References

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