Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata (Latin: Dioecesis Maris Platensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.

Diocese of Mar del Plata

Dioecesis Maris Platensis

Diócesis de Mar del Plata
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceLa Plata
MetropolitanLa Plata
Statistics
Area22,895 km2 (8,840 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
827,732
662,186 (80%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 February 1957 (63 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Cecilia in Mar del Plata
Patron saintSaint Cecilia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGabriel Antonio Mestre
Metropolitan ArchbishopHéctor Rubén Aguer
Auxiliary BishopsDario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R.
Bishops emeritusAntonio Marino
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Mar del Plata from the Diocese of Bahía Blanca and the Archdiocese of La Plata. Territory was taken from the diocese in 1980 to form the Diocese of Chascomús.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Enrique Rau (1957–1971)
  • Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1972–1975), appointed titular Archbishop and Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes (Cardinal in 1976)
  • Rómulo García (1976–1991), appointed Archbishop of Bahía Blanca
  • José María Arancedo (1991–2003), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
  • Juan Alberto Puiggari (2003–2010), appointed Archbishop of Paraná
  • Antonio Marino (2011-2017)
  • Gabriel Antonio Mestre (2017-)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Rómulo García (1975–1976), appointed Bishop here
  • Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. (2019-)

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1980Archdiocese of La PlataDiocese of Chascomús

References

  1. "Diocese of Mar del Plata". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Diocese of Mar del Plata". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-25.


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