Roman Catholic Diocese of San Martín
Diocese of San Martín Dioecesis Foromartiniensis Diócesis de San Martín | |
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Cathedral of Jesus the Shepherd | |
Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 769,000 538,000 (70%) |
Parishes | 37 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 April 1961 (53 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the Good Shepherd in San Martín |
Patron saint |
St Joseph the Worker Our Lady of Lourdes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Auxiliary Bishops | Ham Lim Moon |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Martín is located in the city of San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was established by Saint John XXIII on 10 April 1961.
Ordinaries
- Manuel Menéndez (1961 - 1991)
- Luis Héctor Villalba (1991 - 1999)
- Raúl Omar Rossi (2000 - 2003)
- Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo (2003 - )