List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Argentina
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 in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 comprises fourteen ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
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s each headed by an archbishop
Archbishop
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. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 48 diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

s and 14 archdioceses each headed by a bishop
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 or an archbishop.

Ecclesiastical province of Bahía Blanca

  • Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca
    • Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca.-Ordinaries:*José Pedro Pozzi, S.D.B. *Néstor Hugo Navarro...

    • Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia
      -Ordinaries:* Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava S.D.B.* Eugenio Santiago Peyrou S.D.B.* Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro S.D.B. * Pedro Luis Ronchino S.D.B. * Virginio Domingo Bressanelli S.C.I....

    • Diocese of Río Gallegos
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Río Gallegos
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio Gallegos, Argentina, according to the Vatican Information Service has an area of 265,614 square miles, a total population of 300,000, a Catholic population of 210,000, 55 priests, 9 permanent deacons, and 94 religious. It was erected in 1961, and was formed from...

    • Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche
      -Ordinaries:* Rubén Oscar Frassia * Fernando Carlos Maletti...

    • Diocese of Santa Rosa
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa, Argentina
      -Ordinaries:*Jorge Mayer *Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana *Atilano Vidal Núñez *Rinaldo Fidel Brédice...

    • Diocese of Viedma
    • Territorial Prelature of Esquel

Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires

  • Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
    • Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
      The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires...

    • Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrère
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.-External links and references:...

    • Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.-Ordinaries:*Filemón Castellano *Alejandro Schell *Desiderio Elso Collino...

    • Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.The patroness is the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe....

    • Diocese of Morón
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.-Ordinaries:*Miguel Raspanti, S.D.B. *Justo Oscar Laguna – Bishop Emeritus...

    • Eparchy of San Charbel en Buenos Aires
    • Diocese of San Isidro
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro
      The Diocese of San Isidro is an administrative division of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. It was erected February 11, 1957 and covers an area of ....

    • Diocese of San Justo
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Justo
      -Ordinaries:* Jorge Carlos Carreras * Rodolfo Bufano * Jorge Arturo Meinvielle S.D.B. * Baldomero Carlos Martini...

    • Diocese of San Martín
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Martín
      -Ordinaries:*Manuel Menéndez *Luis Héctor Villalba *Raúl Omar Rossi *Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo...

    • Diocese of San Miguel
    • Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
      Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
      The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires is a diocese located in the city of Buenos Aires in the Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.-History:...


Ecclesiastical province of Córdoba

  • Archdiocese of Córdoba
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Cruz del Eje, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto and Villa María as well as the Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes. It was elevated on 20 April...

    • Diocese of Cruz del Eje
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz del Eje
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz del Eje is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.-Territorial losses:-External links and references:* official site...

    • Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
      -Ordinaries:*Leopoldo Buteler *Moisés Julio Blanchoud *Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana *Ramón Artemio Staffolani *Eduardo Eliseo Martín...

    • Diocese of San Francisco
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco
      For the Archdiocese in California, USA, please see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San FranciscoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.-Ordinaries:...

    • Diocese of Villa María
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Villa María
      -Ordinaries:*Alberto Deane C.P. *Cándido Genaro Rubiolo *Alfredo Guillermo Disandro *Roberto Rodríguez *José Ángel Rovai...

    • Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes
      Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes
      The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.-Ordinaries:*Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M....


Ecclesiastical province of Corrientes

  • Archdiocese of Corrientes
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Corrientes is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Goya, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú and Santo Tomé...

    • Diocese of Goya
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goya is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Corrientes.-Ordinaries:*Alberto Devoto *Luis Teodorico Stöckler *Ricardo Oscar Faifer...

    • Diocese of Oberá
    • Diocese of Posadas
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Posadas
      -Ordinaries:*Jorge Kémérer S.V.D. *Carmelo Juan Giaquinta *Alfonso Delgado Evers *Juan Rubén Martinez...

    • Diocese of Puerto Iguazú
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú
      -Ordinaries:*Joaquín Piña Batllevell S.J. *Marcelo Raúl Martorell...

    • Diocese of Santo Tomé
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Tomé
      -Ordinaries:*Carlos Esteban Cremata *Alfonso Delgado Evers *Francisco Polti Santillán *Hugo Norberto Santiago...


Ecclesiastical province of La Plata

  • Archdiocese of La Plata
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Azul, Chascomús, Mar del Plata, Nueve de Julio, Quilmes and Zárate-Campana...

    • Diocese of Azul
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azul is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.-Ordinaries:*César Antonio Cáneva *Antonio José Plaza *Manuel Marengo...

    • Diocese of Chascomús
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.-Ordinaries:*Rodolfo Bufano † *José María Montes † The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús (erected 27 March 1980) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La...

    • Diocese of Mar del Plata
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.-Ordinaries:*Enrique Rau *Eduardo Francisco Pironio *Rómulo García...

    • Diocese of Nueve de Julio
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Nueve de Julio
      -Ordinaries:*Agustín Adolfo Herrera *Antonio Quarracino *Alejo Benedicto Gilligan *José Vittorio Tommasí *Martín de Elizalde O.S.B....

    • Diocese of Quilmes
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilmes
      -Ordinaries:* Jorge Novak S.V.D. * Luis Teodorico Stöckler * Carlos José Tissera...

    • Diocese of Zárate-Campana
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Zárate-Campana
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zárate-Campana, Argentina was erected by Pope Paul VI on March 27, 1976.-Ordinaries:*Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro C.M.F. *Rafael Eleuterio Rey *Oscar Domingo Sarlinga...


Ecclesiastical province of Mendoza

  • Archdiocese of Mendoza
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Neuquén and San Rafael...

    • Diocese of Neuquén
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Neuquén
      The Diocese of Neuquen covers all the surface of the province of Neuquen.It was created on April 10, 1961 by Pope XXIII.-Ordinaries:*Jaime Francisco de Nevares *Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B....

    • Diocese of San Rafael
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Rafael
      -Ordinaries:*Raúl Francisco Primatesta *Jorge Carlos Carreras *Oscar Félix Villena *León Kruk *Jesús Arturo Roldán *Guillermo José Garlatti *Eduardo Maria Taussig...


Ecclesiastical province of Paraná

  • Archdiocese of Paraná
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Concordia and Gualeguaychú...

    • Diocese of Concordia
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concordia is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.-Ordinaries:*Ricardo Rösch *Adolfo Gerstner *Héctor Sabatino Cardelli...

    • Diocese of Gualeguaychú
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gualeguaychú is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraná.-Ordinaries:*Jorge Ramón Chalup *Pedro Boxler *Luis Guillermo Eichhorn...


Ecclesiastical province of Resistencia

  • Archdiocese of Resistencia
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Resistencia is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Formosa and San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña...

    • Diocese of Formosa
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosae
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Formosa Dioecesis Formosae is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Resistencia.-Ordinaries:*Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M....

    • Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
      -Ordinaries:*Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano *Abelardo Francisco Silva *José Lorenzo Sartori...


Ecclesiastical province of Rosario

  • Archdiocese of Rosario
    • Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
      -Ordinaries:*Silvino Martínez *Francisco Juan Vénnera *Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon *Fortunato Antonio Rossi *Domingo Salvador Castagna *Mario Luis Bautista Maulión...

    • Diocese of Venado Tuerto
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venado Tuerto is an Argentinian diocese within the Archdiocese of Rosario.-Ordinaries:* Fortunato Antonio Rossi * Mario Picchi S.D.B. * Paulino Reale Chirina...


Ecclesiastical province of Salta

  • Archdiocese of Salta
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca...

    • Diocese of Catamarca
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.-Ordinaries:*Barnabé Piedrabuena *Inocencio Dávila y Matos *Vicente Peira...

    • Diocese of Jujuy
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.-Ordinaries:*Enrique José Mühn, S.V.D. *José Miguel Medina *Raúl Arsenio Casado...

    • Diocese of Oran
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oran is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Algiers in Algeria.-History:July 25, 1866: Established as Diocese of Oran from the Diocese of Algiers.-Leadership:* Bishops of Oran...

    • Territorial Prelature of Cafayate
      Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cafayate
      The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Cafayate is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.-Ordinaries:*Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza O.S.A....

    • Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca
      Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca
      The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.-Ordinaries:*José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. *Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F....


Ecclesiastical province of San Juan de Cuyo

  • Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of La Rioja and San Luis. It was elevated to a diocese on 19 September 1834 and to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934.-Ordinaries:*Justo Santa María de Oro y...

    • Diocese of La Rioja
      Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rioja
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rioja is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo.-Ordinaries:*Froilán Ferreira Reinafé *Horacio Arturo Gómez Dávila...

    • Diocese of San Luis
      Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis
      -Ordinaries:* Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti * Emilio Antonio di Pasquo * Carlos María Cafferata * Juan Rodolfo Laise O.F.M. * Jorge Luis Lona...


Ecclesiastical province of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz

  • Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
    The Latin Rite Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Rafaela and Reconquista...

    • Diocese of Rafaela
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Rafaela
      -Ordinaries:*Vicente Faustino Zazpe *Antonio Alfredo Brasca *Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto *Héctor Gabino Romero *Carlos María Franzini...

    • Diocese of Reconquista
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista
      -Ordinaries:* Juan José Iriarte * Fabriciano Sigampa * Juan Rubén Martinez * Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap....


Ecclesiastical province of Tucumán

  • Archdiocese of Tucumán
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán
    The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Añatuya, Concepción and Santiago del Estero...

    • Diocese of Añatuya
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Añatuya
      The Diocese of Añatuya is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.Erected in 1961, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.The current bishop is Adolfo Armando Uriona, appointed in 2004.-Ordinaries:...

    • Diocese of Concepción
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.-Ordinaries:*Juan Carlos Ferro *Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B....

    • Diocese of Santiago del Estero
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago del Estero
      -Ordinaries:*Juan Martín Yáñez *Audino Rodríguez y Olmos *José Weimann C.S.S.R. *Manuel Tato *Manuel Guirao *Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo *Juan Carlos Maccarone...


Sui iuris Jurisdictions

  • Archdiocese of Mercedes–Luján
  • Eparchy of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires
  • Apostolic Exarchate in Argentina for the Melkites
  • Ordinariate for the Faithful of the Eastern Rites in Argentina
  • Military Bishopric of Argentina
    Military Bishopric of Argentina
    The Military Bishopric of Argentina is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Armed Forces, National Gendarmerie and Naval Prefecture of Argentina....


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