Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusensis

Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús
Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceBuenos Aires
MetropolitanBuenos Aires
Statistics
Area98 km2 (38 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
794,485
635,588 (80%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption in Avellaneda
Patron saintSt Teresa of Ávila
Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMarcelo Julián Margni
Metropolitan ArchbishopMario Aurelio Poli
Bishops emeritusRubén Oscar Frassia

The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús (erected 10 April 1961, as the Diocese of Avellaneda) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. It was renamed on 24 April 2001.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

Ministries

  • Regional Council of Catholic Education (JUREC): Prebyster Maximiliano Bartel
  • Youth Ministry: Prebyster Juan Carlos Molina
  • Health Ministry: Deacon Juan Victorio Rolón
  • Prisons Ministry: Prebyster Juan Carlos Jaudoszyn
  • Addictions Ministry: Prebyster Osvaldo De Piero
  • Social Ministry: Prebyster Maximiliano Bartel[1]

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1976Archdiocese of La PlataDiocese of Quilmes

See also

  • "Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

References

34°39′47″S 58°21′57″W / 34.6630°S 58.3657°W / -34.6630; -58.3657


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