Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina

Archdiocese of La Plata

*Archidioecesis Platensis*

Arquidiócesis de La Plata
Archdiocese of La Plata; Archidioecesis Platensis; Arquidiócesis de La Plata
	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	La Plata
Statistics
Area	4,652 km2 (1,796 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 750,000; 637,500 (85%)
Parishes	65
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 February 1897 (124 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint	Immaculate Conception; St Pontian
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Víctor Manuel Fernández
Auxiliary Bishops	, OSA ;
Bishops emeritus	Héctor Rubén Aguer
Map
Website
	Website of the Archdiocese

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 and its suffragan sees are Azul, Chascomús, and Mar del Plata. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

(1898–1900), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires
Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada (1900–1921)
(1921–1938)
(1938–1946)
Tomás Juan Carlos Solari (1948–1954)
(1955–1985)
Antonio Quarracino (1985–1990), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal in 1991)
Carlos Walter Galán Barry (1991–2000)
Héctor Rubén Aguer (2000–2018)^[1]
Víctor Manuel Fernández (2018–Present)^[2]

Coadjutor archbishop[]

Héctor Rubén Aguer (1998–2000)

Auxiliary bishops[]

(1899–1917), appointed Bishop here
Santiago Luis Copello (1918–1928), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires; future Cardinal
(1928–1934), appointed Bishop of Mercedes (later returned here as Archbishop)
Anunciado Serafini (1935–1939), appointed Bishop of Mercedes
(1943–1946), appointed Bishop of Bahía Blanca
(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
(1970–1984)
, 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
(2003–2011), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata
(2010-2020), appointed Bishop of Puerto Iguazú
, O.S.A. (2012-
(2020-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1919
Alejandro Schell (priest here, 1922-1957), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 1958

Bishops currently serving in this Archdiocese[]

They also appear as part of the above Bishops section.

Archbishop: Víctor Manuel Fernández
Auxiliary Bishop: , O.S.A.
Auxiliary Bishop:

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

References[]

^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.06.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 June 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ "Resignation of the archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, and appointment of successor, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

External links and references[]

Arzobispado de La Plata official site
"Archdiocese of La Plata". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

Coordinates: 34°55′22″S 57°57′22″W / 34.9227°S 57.9561°W / -34.9227; -57.9561

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[1] "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.06.2000" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 June 2000. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[2] "Resignation of the archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, and appointment of successor, 02.06.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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