Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusensis Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús
Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Buenos Aires
Metropolitan	Buenos Aires
Statistics
Area	98 km2 (38 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2012) 794,485 635,588 (80%)
Parishes	50
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1961 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption in Avellaneda
Patron saint	St Teresa of Ávila Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mario Aurelio Poli
Bishops emeritus

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.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• (1961–1962)
• Jerónimo José Podestá (1962–1967)
• Antonio Quarracino (1968–1985), appointed Archbishop of La Plata; future Cardinal
• Rubén Héctor di Monte (1986–2000), appointed Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
• (2000–2020)
• (2021–present)

Auxiliary bishop[]

• Rubén Héctor di Monte (1980-1986), appointed Bishop here

Territorial losses[]

See also[]

• List of the Catholic dioceses of Argentina

External links and references[]

• "Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

Coordinates: 34°39′47″S 58°21′57″W / 34.6630°S 58.3657°W / -34.6630; -58.3657

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