Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno

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Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral), seat of the Diocese of Merlo-Moreno, Moreno City.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno (erected 13 May 1997) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

The patroness is the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.

The partidos (departments) that fall into the diocese are Merlo and Moreno.

[edit] Ordinaries

• Fernando María Bargalló (1997 - )

[edit] Churches

Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Merlo.

• Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Our Lady of Mercy Church): The church was opened on January 31 1864 and it was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. The building was designed in an ogival–gothic style by the prestigious architect Pedro Benoit and built by the builder Antonio Ayerbe.

Iglesia San Antonio de Padua, San Antonio de Padua.

• Iglesia San Antonio de Padua (Saint Anthony of Padua Church):

[edit] External links and References

• (Spanish) Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
• Diocese of Merlo-Moreno. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.

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