Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón
| Diocese of Morón Dioecesis Moronensis Diócesis de Morón | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of the Good Journey | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
| Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 655,000 511,737 (78%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Morón |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luis Guillermo Eichhorn |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón is and is a Latin rite suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Its cathedral episcopal see is a Minor Basilica : Catedral Basílica Inmaculada Concepción del Buen Viaje, in Morón, Buenos Aires, in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Morón partido, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
History
- Erected on 11 February 1957 as Diocese of Morón / Moronen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from Archdiocese of La Plata (not its Metropolitan)
- Lost territories thrice : on 1961.04.10 to establish Diocese of San Martín (also from part of Diocese of San Isidro), on 1969.07.18 to establish Diocese of San Justo (also from part of Diocese of Lomas de Zamora) and on 1997.05.13 to establish Diocese of Merlo–Moreno
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 664,000 Catholics (90.7% of 732,000 total) on 130 km² in 53 parishes with 69 priests (53 diocesan, 16 religious), 30 deacons, 86 lay religious (25 brothers, 61 sisters) and 5 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
- Miguel Raspanti, Salesians (S.D.B.) (1957.03.13 – retired 1980.01.22), died 1991
- Justo Oscar Laguna (1980.01.22 – retired 2004.11.30), died 2011; previously Titular Bishop of Lares (1975.02.01 – 1980.01.22) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of San Isidro (Argentina) (1975.02.01 – 1980.01.22)
- Luis Guillermo Eichhorn (2004.11.30 – retired 2017.06.30), previously Bishop of Gualeguaychú (Argentina) (1996.12.05 – 2004.11.30)
- Jorge Vázquez (2017.06.30 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Castra nova (2013.12.03 – 2017.02.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (2013.12.03 – 2017.02.03), Coadjutor Bishop of Morón (2017.02.03 – succession 2017.06.30).
Auxiliary
- Auxiliary Bishop: Fernando María Bargalló (1994.04.27 – 1997.05.13)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Carlos Walter Galán Barry (later Archbishop) (1981.02.11 – 1991.05.08)
See also
References
Sources and external links
- GCatholic - data for all sections
- "Diocese of Morón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
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