Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata (erected 15 February 1897, as the Diocese of La Plata) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Azul, Chascomús, Mar del Plata, Nueve de Julio, Quilmes and Zárate-Campana. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.

Contents 1 Ordinaries 2 Bishops 3 Territorial losses 4 External links and References

[edit] Ordinaries

• Mariano Antonio Espinosa (1898 - 1900)
• Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada (1900 - 1921)
• Francisco Alberti (1921 - 1938)
• Juan Pascual Chimento (1938 - 1946)
• Tomás Juan Carlos Solari (1948 - 1954)
• Antonio José Plaza (1955 - 1985)
• Antonio Quarracino (1985 - 1990)
• Carlos Walter Galán Barry (1991 - 2000)
• Héctor Rubén Aguer (2000 - )

[edit] Bishops

• Archbishop: Héctor Rubén Aguer
• Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Marino

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1934		Diocese of Azul Diocese of Bahía Blanca Diocese of Mercedes
1947		Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
1957		Diocese of Lomas de Zamora Diocese of Morón
1957	Diocese of Bahía Blanca	Diocese of Mar del Plata
1957	Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos	Diocese of San Isidro
1961	Diocese of Lomas de Zamora	Diocese of Avellaneda
1976	Diocese of Avellaneda	Diocese of Quilmes
1980	Diocese of Mar del Plata	Diocese of Chascomús

[edit] External links and References

• Arzobispado de La Plata official site
• Archdiocese of La Plata. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.