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Diocese of Lomas de Zamora

Dioecesis Clivi Zamorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J., Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 February 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 1,352 (522 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://ilomas.org.ar/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Portela 433, B1832HX1 Lomas de Zamora [Buenos Aires], Argentina
  • Telephone: (011)4244-5253
  • Fax: 4292-6191

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 February 1957ErectedArchdiocese of La Plata (Lomas de Zamora, Avellaneda, Lanús, Esteban Echeverría, and Cañuelas) Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (erected)
10 April 1961Territory LostArchdiocese of La Plata (Quilmes)
Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (Avellaneda)
Diocese of Avellaneda (erected)
2 March 1964Territory AddedArchdiocese of La Plata (Adrogué, Burzaco, Claypole, Longchamps, Mármol, Villa Calzada, Glew, Ministro Rivadavia plus San Vicente Ferrer (San Vicente)) Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
5 May 1967Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lomas de Zamora (from La Plata)
18 July 1969Territory LostDiocese of Lomas de Zamora (Partido de Cauelas)
Diocese of Morón (Partido de la Matanza)
Diocese of San Justo (erected)
24 April 2001Territory LostDiocese of Lomas de Zamora (Lanús) Diocese of Avellaneda

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966745,0001,150,00064.8%771201973,78113149954ap1967
1970850,0001,270,00066.9%801151954,35815952564ap1971
1976946,0001,326,00071.3%73821556,10313345367ap1977
19801,180,0001,456,00081.0%79721517,81411343068ap1981
19901,610,5001,950,00082.6%755713212,2002912744669ap1991
19991,970,2462,348,81383.9%807815812,4695911735073ap2000
20002,009,6502,395,78983.9%846314713,6716411334674ap2001
20011,600,0001,900,00084.2%625111314,1594911329652ap2002
20021,670,0021,855,58090.0%646913312,5564711835353ap2003
20031,686,7021,874,13590.0%636612913,0755810724353ap2004
20041,771,0372,061,54885.9%616512614,0556810424353ap2005
20131,997,0002,492,00080.1%645511916,7818111828459ap2014
20162,048,0002,556,00080.1%695512416,516789328459ap2017
20192,110,8552,635,00080.1%725512716,620799328461ap2020
20212,140,7002,685,25079.7%725512716,855799328461ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 653, to Page 662
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 526, and Page 527
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,107, and Page 1,108

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