Diocese of

Chascomús

Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Chascomús / Chascomusen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: La Plata

Neighbouring Dioceses: Azul (←), Mercedes–Luján (↖), Gregorio de Laferrere (↖), Lomas de Zamora (↖), La Plata (↑), Mar del Plata (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Merced (September 24), Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1980.03.27: Established as Diocese of Chascomús / Chascomusen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Mar del Plata and became suffragan of La Plata)

Contact Info

Address: Mitre 73, B7130DQA, Chascomús, Argentina

Phone: (02241) 425429

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.01.09 – ...):	Bishop Juan Ignacio Liébana (49)
Auxiliary Bishop (2025.02.01 – ...):	Bishop José María Baliña (67) Titular Bishop of Ubaza

Monsignors (3)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Chascomús (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan Ignacio Liébana (49)
(2024.01.09 – ...)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina)

Permanezcan en mi amor

Born:	1977.06.06 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	2004.11.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.03.02

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2004.11.27 – 2024.01.09)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina) (2024.01.09 – ...)

Bishop Carlos Humberto Malfa (77)
(2000.05.20 – 2024.01.09)

Bishop emeritus of Chascomús (Argentina)

Born:	1948.11.13 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1978.12.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.07.21

Priest of Mar del Plata (Argentina) (1978.12.28 – 2000.05.20)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina) (2000.05.20 – 2024.01.09)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2014.11.11 – 2021.11.09)

Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone
(1996.07.03 – 1999.02.18)

Paz y misericordia

Born:	1940.10.19 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1968.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.04.21
Died:	2015.03.29 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Mauriana (1993.01.30 – 1996.07.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (1993.01.30 – 1996.07.03)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina) (1996.07.03 – 1999.02.18)

Bishop of Santiago del Estero (Argentina) (1999.02.18 – 2005.08.19)

Bishop José María Montes
(1983.01.19 – 1996.07.03)

Illum oportet crescere

Born:	1920.03.22 (Almirante Brown, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1958.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.08.15
Died:	2011.09.02 († 91)

Priest of La Plata (Argentina) (1958.12.20 – 1978.06.15)

Titular Bishop of Lamdia (1978.06.15 – 1983.01.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1978.06.15 – 1983.01.19)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina) (1983.01.19 – 1996.07.03)

Bishop Rodolfo Bufano
(1980.03.27 – 1982.04.16)

Servidor y testigo

Born:	1931.02.15 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1954.09.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.07.21
Died:	1990.11.05 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Mauretania (1978.05.16 – 1980.03.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) (1978.05.16 – 1980.03.27)

Bishop of Chascomús (Argentina) (1980.03.27 – 1982.04.16)

Bishop of San Justo (Argentina) (1982.04.16 – 1990.11.05)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Chascomús, Buenos Aires
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (28)

Azul (←), Mercedes–Luján (↖), Gregorio de Laferrere (↖), Lomas de Zamora (↖), La Plata (↑), Mar del Plata (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 27,115 km²

Population: 358,900 Catholics (88.0% of 408,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 27 parishes, 67 missions

Personnel: 22 priests (19 diocesan, 3 religious), 3 deacons, 19 religious (3 brothers, 16 sisters)

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.06.29

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