Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Avellaneda-Lanús | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús |
Country: | Argentina |
Metropolitan: | Buenos Aires |
Province: | Buenos Aires |
Area Km2: | 98 |
Population: | 794,485 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Catholics: | 635,588 |
Catholics Percent: | 80 |
Parishes: | 50 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 10 April 1961 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Assumption in Avellaneda |
Patron: | St Teresa of Ávila Assumption of Mary |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Marcelo Julián Margni |
Metro Archbishop: | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Emeritus Bishops: | Rubén 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.
Year | Along with | To form | |
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1976 | Archdiocese of La Plata | Diocese of Quilmes |