Archdiocese of La Plata
| Archdiocese of La Plata | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Diocesan bishop | Víctor Manuel Fernández |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Alberto Germán Bochatey OSA Jorge Esteban González (appointed) |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Héctor Rubén Aguer |
| founding | 1897 |
| surface | 4,652 km² |
| Parishes | 76 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 991,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 872,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 88% |
| Diocesan priest | 124 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,450 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 64 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 322 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Nuestra Señora de los Dolores |
| Website | arzolap.org.ar |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Azul Diocese of Chascomús Diocese of Mar del Plata |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata ( lat. : Archidioecesis Platensis , span. : Arquidiócesis de La Plata ) is in Argentina situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese . The metropolitan seat is in La Plata , capital of the province of Buenos Aires .
history
The diocese of La Plata was on February 15, 1897 by Pope Leo XIII. founded out of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires ; Mariano Antonio Espinosa became the first bishop the following year . 1934 took place by Pius XI. the elevation to the archbishopric; the first archbishop was Francisco Alberti .
Parts of its territory of the Archdiocese of La Plata became the dioceses of Azul (1934), Bahía Blanca (1934), Mercedes (1934), San Nicolás de los Arroyos (1947), Lomas de Zamora (1957), Mar del Plata (1957), Morón (1957), San Isidro (1957), Avellaneda (1961), Quilmes (1976) and Chascomús (1980).
The suffragan diocese of Azul , Chascomús and Mar del Plata are subordinate to the Archdiocese of La Plata .
Ordinaries
- Mariano Antonio Espinosa (1898–1900), then Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada (1900-1921)
- Francisco Alberti (1921-1938)
- Juan Pascual Chimento (1938-1946)
- Tomás Juan Carlos Solari (1948–1954)
- Antonio José Plaza (1955–1985)
- Antonio Quarracino (1985–1990), then Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- Carlos Walter Galán Barry (1991-2000)
- Héctor Rubén Aguer (2000-2018)
- Víctor Manuel Fernández (since 2018)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of La Plata on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the website of the Argentine Bishops' Conference (Spanish)
- Website of the Archdiocese of La Plata (Spanish)
