Diocese of Mar del Plata
| Diocese of Mar del Plata | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of La Plata |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriel Antonio Mestre |
| Auxiliary bishop | Dario Rubén Quintana OAR |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Antonio Marino |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 23,045 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 972.107 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 737,972 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 75.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 68 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,581 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 101 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de los Santos Pedro y Cecilia |
| Website | www.iglesiamdp.org.ar |
Development of membership numbers
The diocese of Mar del Plata ( lat. : Dioecesis Maris Platensis , span. : Diócesis de Mar del Plata ) is an in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Mar del Plata .
history
The diocese of Mar del Plata was founded on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Bahía Blanca . On March 27, 1980, the Diocese of Mar del Plata gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Chascomus . The diocese of Mar del Plata is subordinate to the Archdiocese of La Plata as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mar del Plata
- Enrique Rau , 1957-1971
- Eduardo Francisco Pironio , 1972–1975, then Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Religious Orders and Secular Institutes
- Rómulo García , 1976–1991, then Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
- José María Arancedo , 1991–2003, then Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
- Juan Alberto Puiggari , 2003-2010, then Archbishop of Paraná
- Antonio Marino , 2011–2017
- Gabriel Antonio Mestre , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Description on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
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