Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
| Diocese of Merlo-Moreno Dioecesis Merlensis-Morenensis Diócesis de Merlo-Moreno | |
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 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
| Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 850,591 701,737 (82.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 May 1997 (18 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Fernando Carlos Maletti |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
| Emeritus Bishops | Fernando María Bargalló Bishop Emeritus (1997-2012) |
| Map | |
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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.
Ordinaries
- Fernando María Bargalló (1997 - 2012); he resigned and Bishop Emeritus Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro was named Apostolic Administrator ad nutum Sanctae Sedis by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, 26 June 2012
- Fernando Carlos Maletti (2013 - )
External links and references
- (Spanish) Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario
- "Diocese of Merlo-Moreno". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
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