Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
Diocese of Lomas de Zamora Dioecesis Clivi Zamorensis Diócesis de Lomas de Zamora | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,400 km2 (540 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,061,548 1,771,037 (85.9%) |
Parishes | 53 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (67 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Lomas de Zamora |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Peace |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Auxiliary Bishops | Ignacio Damián Medina |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Filemón Castellano (1957–1963)
- Alejandro Schell (1963–1972)
- Desiderio Elso Collino (1972–2001)
- Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. (2001–2007 ), appointed Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
- Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J. (2008– )
Coadjutor bishop
- Alejandro Schell (1958–1963)
Auxiliary bishops
- Héctor Gabino Romero (1978–1984), appointed Bishop of Rafaela
- José María Arancedo (1988–1991), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata
- Juan Carlos Maccarone (1993–1996), appointed Bishop of Chascomús
- Jorge Vázquez (2013–2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Morón
- Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. (2013); did not take effect
- Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell (2014–2020), appointed Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere
- Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (2017–2019), appointed Bishop of Río Gallegos
- Ignacio Damián Medina (2019-)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Gustavo Arturo Help, appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto in 2000
- Luis Alberto Fernández Alara, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 2009
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1961 | Archdiocese of La Plata | Diocese of Avellaneda |
1969 | Diocese of Morón | Diocese of San Justo |
2001 | Diocese of Avellaneda | Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús |
References
- "Diocese of Lomas de Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 31 March 2007.