Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata (erected 15 February 1897, as the Diocese of La Plata) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese

Metropolitan bishop

In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...

, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses 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...

, 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...

, 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...

, 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....

, Quilmes

Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilmes

-Ordinaries:* Jorge Novak S.V.D. * Luis Teodorico Stöckler * Carlos José Tissera...

and 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...

. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.

Ordinaries

Mariano Antonio Espinosa (1898–1900)
Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada (1900–1921)
Francisco Alberti (1921–1938)
Juan Pascual Chimento (1938–1946)
Tomás Juan Carlos Solari (1948–1954)
Antonio José Plaza (1955–1985)
Antonio Quarracino (1985–1990)
Carlos Walter Galán Barry (1991–2000)
Héctor Rubén Aguer (2000–present)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1934		Diocese of Azul Diocese of Bahía Blanca Diocese of Mercedes
1947		Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
1957		Diocese of Lomas de Zamora Diocese of Morón
1957	Diocese of Bahía Blanca	Diocese of Mar del Plata
1957	Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos	Diocese of San Isidro
1961	Diocese of Lomas de Zamora	Diocese of Avellaneda
1976	Diocese of Avellaneda	Diocese of Quilmes
1980	Diocese of Mar del Plata	Diocese of Chascomús

External links and references

Arzobispado de La Plata official site

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