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Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno (erected 13 May 1997) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, having had change of metropolitan from Buenos Aires in 2019.
Diocese of Merlo-Moreno Dioecesis Merlensis-Morenensis Diócesis de Merlo-Moreno | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mercedes-Luján |
| Metropolitan | Mercedes-Luján |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 850,591 701,737 (82.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 May 1997 (26 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Parroquia Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Eduardo Scheinig |
| Map | |
The patroness is the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
The partidos (departments) that fall into the diocese are Merlo and Moreno.
Bishops edit
Ordinaries edit
- Fernando María Bargalló (1997–2012); he resigned and Bishop Emeritus Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto of San Isidro was named Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, 26 June 2012
- Fernando Carlos Maletti (2013–2022)
- Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. (2022– )
Auxiliary bishop edit
- Oscar Eduardo Miñarro (2016– )
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit
- Gabriel Bernardo Barba, appointed Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere in 2013
- Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, appointed Bishop of Salto, Uruguay in 2018
External links and references edit
- Cathedral Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary – Cathedral of Merlo-Moreno (in Spanish)
- "Diocese of Merlo-Moreno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 20 October 2022.
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