Roman Catholic Church in Argentina
The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina is part of the Roman Catholic Church worldwide .
history
The diocese of Cordoba was founded as early as 1570, which was followed by the establishment of the diocese of Buenos Aires in 1620. After new bishoprics were founded in the 19th century, the Argentine bishoprics were reorganized in 1934, with new church provinces being established.
Pope John Paul II played a key role in pacifying the Beagle conflict of November 1978 and the peace treaty between Argentina and Chile in 1984.
For years, the Argentine Bishops' Conference has not been able to agree on an open discussion of the role of the Church during the military junta in Argentina (1976–1983). The Roman Curia has been reacting to the situation with increased influence for several years, most recently with the appointment of bishops contrary to the wishes of the conservative Argentine Bishops' Conference. In 2007, a Catholic priest was sentenced to life imprisonment for the first time for involvement in crimes during the military dictatorship.
Diplomatic relations between Argentina and the Holy See have existed since the middle of the 19th century, and at the level of an apostolic nunciature since the beginning of the 20th century . The Apostolic Nuncio in Argentina has been Archbishop Mirosław Adamczyk since February 2020 .
organization
The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina is represented by the Argentine Bishops' Conference. The church is divided into 14 ecclesiastical provinces with 50 associated suffragan dioceses . There is also an immediate archdiocese and three territorial prelatures.
The largest diocese is the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires , which has 2.5 million Catholics. But there are five other (arch) dioceses that have more than a million Catholics (Cordoba, Lomas de Zamora, Rosario, Mendoza and Quilmes).
92% of Argentines are Catholics, of whom a little less than 20% practice their faith regularly. Today there are 34,480,000 Catholics in Argentina, 89.2% of the population. In the 69 dioceses there are 2,642 parishes, which are looked after by 3,577 diocesan priests, 2,071 religious priests and 9,070 religious women.
In Argentina there are u. a. the Catholic private universities, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina , ( Spanish : Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina - UCA ) in Buenos Aires , the University of the North Saint Thomas Aquinas , (Spanish: Universidad del Norte Santo Tomás de Aquino - UNSTA ) in San Miguel de Tucumán and the Universidad Católica de La Plata .
The Church jurisdiction is in the first instance by eight interdiocesan dishes exerted (A - Buenos Aires, B - Cordoba, C - La Plata, D - Tucumán, E - Santa Fe, F - Neuquén, G - Corrientes, H - Mendoza), in second instance by a national ecclesiastical court (Tribunal Eclesiástico Nacional).
List of dioceses
- Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca : Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro , Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia , Diocese of Río Gallegos , Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche , Diocese of Santa Rosa , Diocese of Viedma , Territorial Prelature Esquel
- Archdiocese of Buenos Aires : Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús , Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrère , Diocese of Lomas de Zamora , Diocese of Morón , Diocese of Quilmes , Diocese of San Isidro , Diocese of San Justo , Diocese of San Martín , Diocese of San Miguel
- Archdiocese of Córdoba : Diocese of Cruz del Eje , Diocese of San Francisco , Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto , Diocese of Villa María , Territorial Prelature Deán Funes
- Archdiocese of Corrientes : Diocese of Goya , Diocese of Oberá , Diocese of Posadas , Diocese of Puerto Iguazú , Diocese of Santo Tomé
- Archdiocese of La Plata : Diocese of Azul , Diocese of Chascomús , Diocese of Mar del Plata
- Archdiocese of Mendoza : Diocese of Neuquén , Diocese of San Rafael
- Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján : Diocese of Merlo-Moreno , Diocese of Nueve de Julio , Diocese of Zárate-Campana
- Archdiocese of Paraná : Diocese of Concordia , Diocese of Gualeguaychú
- Archdiocese of Resistencia : Diocese of Formosa , Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
- Archdiocese of Rosario : Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos , Diocese of Venado Tuerto
- Archdiocese of Salta : Diocese of Catamarca , Diocese of Jujuy , Diocese of Orán , Territorial Prelature Cafayate , Territorial Prelature Humahuaca
- Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo : Diocese of La Rioja , Diocese of San Luis
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz : Diocese of Rafaela , Diocese of Reconquista
- Archdiocese of Tucumán : Diocese of Añatuya , Diocese of Concepción (Argentina) , Diocese of Santiago del Estero
- Immediate: Military Ordinary , Eparchy San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires
President of the Episcopal Conference
- 1958–1970 Antonio Cardinal Caggiano , Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- 1970–1976 Adolfo Tortolo , Archbishop of Paraná
- 1976–1982 Raúl Francisco Cardinal Primatesta , Archbishop of Cordoba
- 1982–1985 Juan Carlos Cardinal Aramburu , Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- 1985–1990 Cardinal Raúl Francisco Primatesta , Archbishop of Córdoba
- 1990–1996 Antonio Cardinal Quarracino , Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- 1996–2000 Estanislao Esteban Karlic , Archbishop of Paraná
- 2002–2005 Eduardo Vicente Mirás , Archbishop of Rosario
- 2005–2011 Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio SJ , Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- 2011–2017 José María Arancedo , Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
- since 2017 Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana , Bishop of San Isidro
See also
Web links
- Data on the website of catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Data on the website of catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Conferencia Episcopal Argentina CEA
- The Church in Argentina: a sign of hope
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Bishops Thank You" , Vatican Radio, October 6, 2007
- ↑ “In a Clamp: The Church in Argentina is grappling with the past” , Herder Korrespondenz, 4/2008
- ↑ "Argentina: Serious allegations against the Catholic Church" , Vatican Radio, October 6, 2007
- ^ "Priest convicted of the most serious crimes" (tagesschau.de archive), Tagesschau, October 10, 2007
- ↑ Arzobispado de Buenos Aires: Tribunales Eclesiasticos ; Map: Diócesis de Neuquén: Finalidad de los Tribunales Eclesiásticos