Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: La Plata / Platen(sis) (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Azul, Chascomús, Mar del Plata
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Inmaculada Concepción (December 8), Saint Pontian (November 19)
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
Address: Calle 14, N° 1009, Bl900DVQ, La Plata, Argentina
Phone: (0221) 4251656
Metropolitan Archbishop: | vacant |
Apostolic Administrator (2024.05.27 – ...): | Bishop Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. (69) Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Argentina |
Auxiliary Bishop (2012.12.04 – ...): | Bishop Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. (69) Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Argentina |
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.06.05 – ...): | Bishop Jorge Esteban González (58) Titular Bishop of Alesa |
Auxiliary Bishop (2023.02.25 – ...): | Bishop Federico Guillermo Wechsung (49) Titular Bishop of Pederodiana |
Metropolitan Archbishops of La Plata (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Alberto Germán Bochatey, O.S.A. (69) | ||||||||||||
Archbishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre (55) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández (62) (later Cardinal) Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (81) Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of La Plata (Argentina)
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Carlos Walter Galán Barry
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Antonio Quarracino (later Cardinal)
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Antonio José Plaza
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Tomás Juan Carlos Solari
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Juan Pascual Chimento
| ||||||||||||
Archbishop Francisco Alberti
| ||||||||||||
Bishops of La Plata (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Francisco Alberti (later Archbishop) (see above) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada
| ||||||||||||
Bishop Mariano Antonio Espinosa (later Archbishop)
|
Area: 4,652 km²
Population: 915,000 Catholics (86.4% of 1,059,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 77 parishes
Personnel: 129 priests (116 diocesan, 13 religious), 7 deacons, 393 religious (43 brothers, 350 sisters), 82 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.08.13
© 2024 GCatholic.org