Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
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Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusensis Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 794,485 635,588 (80%) |
Parishes | 50 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption in Avellaneda |
Patron saint | St Teresa of Ávila Assumption of Mary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Marcelo Julián Margni |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Bishops emeritus | Rubén Oscar Frassia |
The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús (erected 10 April 1961, as the Diocese of Avellaneda) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. It was renamed on 24 April 2001.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Emilio Antonio di Pasquo (1961–1962)
- Jerónimo José Podestá (1962–1967)
- Antonio Quarracino (1968–1985), appointed Archbishop of La Plata; later Cardinal
- Rubén Héctor di Monte (1986–2000), appointed Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
- Rubén Oscar Frassia (2000–2020)
- Marcelo Julián Margni (2021–present)
Auxiliary bishop
[edit]- Rubén Héctor di Monte (1980-1986), subsequently appointed Bishop.
Ministries
[edit]- Regional Council of Catholic Education (JUREC): Prebyster Maximiliano Bartel
- Youth Ministry: Prebyster Juan Carlos Molina
- Health Ministry: Deacon Juan Victorio Rolón
- Prisons Ministry: Prebyster Juan Carlos Jaudoszyn
- Addictions Ministry: Prebyster Osvaldo De Piero
- Social Ministry: Prebyster Maximiliano Bartel[1]
Territorial losses
[edit]Year | Along with | To form |
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1976 | Archdiocese of La Plata | Diocese of Quilmes |
See also
[edit]External links and references
[edit]- "Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
References
[edit]- ^ "Servicios diocesanos de animación pastoral | Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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