Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina
Latin Catholic territory in Argentina
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The Archdiocese of La Plata is a Latin Church diocese in Argentina. It was erected on 15 February 1897, as the Diocese of La Plata and is the metropolitan see and its suffragan sees are Azul, Chascomús, and Mar del Plata. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.
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Country
Argentina
ArgentinaEcclesiastical provinceLa Plata
Area4,652 km2 (1,796 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 750,000
- 637,500 (85%)
Archdiocese of La Plata Archidioecesis Metropolitae Platensis Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de La Plata | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,652 km2 (1,796 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 65 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 February 1897 (129 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception St Pontian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Oscar Carrara |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Mariano Antonio Espinosa (1898–1900), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- 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), retired
- Antonio Quarracino (1985–1990), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal in 1991)
- Carlos Walter Galán Barry (1991–2000), retired
- Héctor Rubén Aguer (2000–2018)[1], retired
- Víctor Manuel Fernández (2018[2] – 2023), appointed Prefect of Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Gabriel Antonio Mestre (2023[3]–2024), resigned
- Gustavo Oscar Carrara (2024–Present)
Coadjutor archbishop
- Héctor Rubén Aguer (1998–2000)
Auxiliary bishops
- Francisco Alberti (1899–1917), appointed Bishop here
- Santiago Luis Copello (1918–1928), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires; future Cardinal
- Juan Pascual Chimento (1928–1934), appointed Bishop of Mercedes (later returned here as Archbishop)
- Anunciado Serafini (1935–1939), appointed Bishop of Mercedes
- Germiniano Esorto (1943–1946), appointed Bishop of Bahía Blanca
- Enrique Rau (1951–1954), appointed Bishop of Resistencia
- Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1957–1961), appointed Bishop of San Rafael; future Cardinal
- Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1964–1972), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata; future Cardinal
- Octavio Nicolás Derisi (1970–1984)
- Mario Picchi, S.D.B. (1975–1978), appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto
- José María Montes (1978–1983), appointed Bishop of Chascomús
- Guillermo José Garlatti (1994–1997), appointed Bishop of San Rafael
- Antonio Marino (2003–2011), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata
- Nicolás Baisi (2010–2020), appointed Bishop of Puerto Iguazú
- Alberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A. (2012–
- Jorge Esteban González (2020–
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Miguel d’Andrea, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1919
- Alejandro Schell (priest here, 1922–1957), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 1958
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 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 |
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