Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro
Diocese of San Isidro Dioecesis Sancti Isidori in Argentina Diócesis de San Isidro | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,145,000 1,091,000 (95.3%) |
Parishes | 66 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Isidore the Laborer in San Isidoro |
Patron saint | St Isidore the Laborer |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Óscar Vicente Ojea |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Auxiliary Bishops |
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Bishops emeritus | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of San Isidro is an administrative division of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. It was established on 11 February 1957 and covers an area of 1,379 square kilometres (532 sq mi).[1]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1957–1985)
- (1985–2011)
- Óscar Vicente Ojea (since 2011)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- (1983–1985)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- Justo Oscar Laguna (1975-1980), appointed Bishop of Morón
- (2014-2020), appointed Bishop of San Martín
- (2018-
- , elect (2020-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- Carlos María Franzini, appointed Bishop of Rafaela in 2000
- Miguel Ángel D’Annibale, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos in 2011
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján in 2017
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza in 2017
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 2017
References[]
- ^ "Diocese of San Isidro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Buenos Aires
- Christian organizations established in 1957
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Argentine Roman Catholic diocese stubs