Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: La Plata / Platen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Azul, ChascomĂșs, Mar del Plata
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Inmaculada ConcepciĂłn (December 8), Saint Pontian (November 19)
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Address: Calle 14, N° 1009, Bl900DVQ, La Plata, Argentina
Phone: (0221) 4251656
Metropolitan Archbishop (2023.07.28 â ...): | Archbishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre (55) |
Auxiliary Bishop (2012.12.04 â ...): | Bishop Alberto GermĂĄn Bochatey, O.S.A. (68) Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Argentina |
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.06.05 â ...): | Bishop Jorge Esteban GonzĂĄlez (57) Titular Bishop of Alesa |
Auxiliary Bishop (2023.02.25 â ...): | Bishop Federico Guillermo Wechsung (48) Titular Bishop of Pederodiana |
Metropolitan Archbishops of La Plata (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Archbishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre (55) Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina)
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Archbishop Victor Manuel FernĂĄndez (61) (later Cardinal) Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta
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Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (80) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)
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Archbishop Carlos Walter GalĂĄn Barry
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Archbishop Antonio Quarracino (later Cardinal)
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Archbishop Antonio José Plaza
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Archbishop TomĂĄs Juan Carlos Solari
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Archbishop Juan Pascual Chimento
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Archbishop Francisco Alberti
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Bishops of La Plata (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Francisco Alberti (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada
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Bishop Mariano Antonio Espinosa (later Archbishop)
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Area: 4,652 kmÂČ
Population: 907,000 Catholics (86.4% of 1,050,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 75 parishes
Personnel: 137 priests (124 diocesan, 13 religious), 7 deacons, 393 religious (43 brothers, 350 sisters), 84 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.04.30
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