Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel is a suffragan diocese of the Buenos Aires. It was established by Pope Paul VI on 11 July 1978.

Diocese of San Miguel in Argentina

Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis in Argentina

Diócesis de San Miguel
Cathedral of St Michael
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceBuenos Aires
MetropolitanBuenos Aires
Statistics
Area206 km2 (80 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
986,000
852,000 (86.4%)
Parishes27
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 July 1978 (42 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Michael the Archangel in San Miguel
Patron saintSt Michael the Archangel
Our Lady of Luján
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDamián Nannini
Metropolitan ArchbishopMario Aurelio Poli
Website
Website of the Diocese

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Horacio Alberto Bózzoli (1978–1983), appointed Archbishop of Tucumán
  • José Manuel Lorenzo (1983–1994)
  • Abelardo Francisco Silva (1994–2000)
  • José Luis Mollaghan (2000–2005), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
  • Sergio Alfredo Fenoy (2006–2018), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
  • Damián Nannini (2018–present)[1]

Coadjutor bishop

  • Abelardo Francisco Silva (1994)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Nicolás Baisi, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata in 2010

References

  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 07.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.


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