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Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusenis



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Bishop(s)

  • Marcelo Julián Margni, Bishop
  • Rubén Oscar Frassia, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 24 April 2001
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 102 (39 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Ameghino 907, B1870CVS Avellaneda [Buenos Aires], Argentina
  • Telephone: (011)4222-4381, 4222-5184

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Avellaneda
10 April 1961ErectedArchdiocese of La Plata (Quilmes)
Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (Avellaneda)
Diocese of Avellaneda (erected)
2 March 1964Territory AddedArchdiocese of La Plata (San Juan Bautista and Santa Lucia) Diocese of Avellaneda
5 May 1967Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Avellaneda (from La Plata)
19 June 1976Territory LostDiocese of Avellaneda (Quilmes, Berazategui, and Florencio Várela) Diocese of Quilmes (erected)
24 April 2001Territory AddedDiocese of Lomas de Zamora (Lanús) Diocese of Avellaneda
Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
24 April 2001Name ChangedDiocese of Avellaneda Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Avellaneda
1965900,0001,200,00075.0%62228410,7146121238ap1967
19701,250,000.0%605011005025039ap1971
19741,061,9001,170,00090.8%50409011,79814724048ap1977
1980368,000410,00089.8%3020507,360219520ap1981
1990362,000375,00096.5%2017379,7832810522ap1991
1999280,000400,00070.0%2717446,363279225ap2000
2000280,000400,00070.0%2817456,2222307726ap2001
Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
2001700,000900,00077.8%4229719,859163014642ap2002
2002547,000782,15069.9%5627836,590163315348ap2003
2003549,710785,30070.0%6128896,176193415448ap2004
2004558,950798,50070.0%4828767,354193415548ap2005
2006547,000782,14069.9%6726935,881262912948ap2007
2012635,588794,48580.0%5820788,14823239550ap2013
2015655,000818,00080.1%5818768,61830207750ap2016
2018675,980844,22080.1%5917768,89434197750ap2019
2020689,500861,10080.1%6518838,30739216751ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Avellaneda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 666, to Page 668
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 526, and Page 527
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,107, and Page 1,108
  • Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 93, Page 637, to Page 639

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