Diocese of Chascomus
| Diocese of Chascomus | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of La Plata |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Humberto Malfa |
| founding | 1980 |
| surface | 27,115 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 423,546 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 377.043 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 89% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,473 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Merced |
| address | Avda. Miter 73 B7130DQA Chascomús [Buenos Aires] Argentina |
The Diocese of Chascomús ( lat. : Dioecesis Chascomusensis , span. : Diócesis de Chascomús ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Chascomús .
history
The diocese of Chascomús was established on March 27, 1980 by Pope John Paul II with the papal bull Universum dominicum gregem from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Mar del Plata . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of La Plata as a suffragan .
Bishops of Chascomús
- Rodolfo Bufano , 1980–1982, then Bishop of San Justo
- José María Montes , 1983–1996
- Juan Carlos Maccarone , 1996–1999, then Bishop of Santiago del Estero
- Carlos Humberto Malfa , since 2000
See also
Web links
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