Diocese of Morón
| Diocese of Morón | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Buenos Aires |
| Diocesan bishop | Jorge Vázquez |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Luis Guillermo Eichhorn |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 130 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 744,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 674,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 49 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,531 |
| Permanent deacons | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Inmaculada Concepción del Buen Viaje |
The Diocese of Morón ( lat. : Dioecesis Moronensis , span. : Diócesis de Morón ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Morón .
history
The diocese of Morón was on February 11, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. erected with the papal bull Quandoquidem adoranda from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of La Plata . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires as a suffragan .
In April 1961 the diocese gave territorial shares for the establishment of the diocese of San Martín and in July 1969 for the establishment of the diocese of San Justo . On May 13, 1997, the diocese Merlo-Moreno was established from other areas .
Bishops of Morón
- Miguel Raspanti SDB , 1957-1980
- Justo Oscar Laguna , 1980-2004
- Luis Guillermo Eichhorn , 2004–2017
- Jorge Vázquez , since 2017
See also
Web links
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