Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina)
Diocese of San Miguel in Argentina Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis in Argentina Diócesis de San Miguel | |
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Cathedral of St Michael | |
Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 986,000 852,000 (86.4%) |
Parishes | 27 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 July 1978 (37 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel in San Miguel |
Patron saint |
St Michael the Archangel Our Lady of Luján |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sergio Alfredo Fenoy |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel is a suffragan diocese of the Buenos Aires. It was established by Pope Paul VI on 11 July 1978.
Ordinaries
- Horacio Alberto Bózzoli (1978 - 1983)
- José Manuel Lorenzo (1983 - 1994)
- Abelardo Francisco Silva (1994 - 2000)
- José Luis Mollaghan (2000 - 2005)
- Sergio Alfredo Fenoy (2006 - )
References
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