Diocese of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Lomas de Zamora / Clivi Zamoren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Buenos Aires

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Paz (01.24, 2° domingo de septiembre)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1957.02.11: Established as Diocese of Lomas de Zamora / Clivi Zamoren(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and became suffragan of La Plata)
1961.04.10: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Avellaneda
1964.03.02: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata
1967.05.05: Became suffragan of Buenos Aires
1969.07.18: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Justo
2001.04.24: Lost territory to Diocese of Avellaneda–Lanús

Contact Info

Address: Portela 433, B1832HXI, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

Phone: (011) 4244-5253

Present Prelates

Bishop (2008.10.14 – ...):

Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Lomas de Zamora (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. (72)
(2008.10.14 – ...)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina)

A mayor gloria de Dios

Born:	1952.07.31 (Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1988.12.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1999.07.30

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1999.06.02 – 2008.10.14)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (2008.10.14 – ...)

Bishop Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(2001.04.24 – 2007.12.27)

Hemos creido en el amor

Born:	1944.09.22 (Avellaneda, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1972.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1991.06.20
Died:	2020.09.02 (Junín, Argentina † 75)

Bishop of Neuquén (Argentina) (1991.05.14 – 2001.04.24)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (2001.04.24 – 2007.12.27)

Second Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2005 – 2008)

Archbishop of Mercedes–Luján (Argentina) (2007.12.27 – 2019.10.04)

Bishop Desiderio Elso Collino
(1972.11.07 – 2001.04.24)

Born:	1926.03.21 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1953.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.02.13
Died:	2002.10.04 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Capo della Foresta (1972.01.21 – 1972.11.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario (Argentina) (1972.01.21 – 1972.11.07)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (1972.11.07 – 2001.04.24)

Bishop Alejandro Schell
(1963.04.10 – 1972.09.07)

Born:	1897.10.09 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1922.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.04.20
Died:	1972.09.07 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Birtha (1958.02.14 – 1963.04.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (1958.02.14 – 1963.04.10)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (1963.04.10 – 1972.09.07)

Bishop Filemón Castellano
(1957.03.13 – 1963.04.10)

Born:	1908.04.30 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1930.09.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1957.05.19
Died:	1980.09.27 († 72)

Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1963.04.10)

Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia (1963.04.10 – 1970.12.20)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Alejandro Schell (1958.02.14 – 1963.04.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ignacio Damián Medina (57) (2019.11.26 – 2023.08.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (56) (later Archbishop) (2017.11.20 – 2019.01.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell (70) (2014.11.21 – 2020.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Vázquez (74) (2013.12.03 – 2017.02.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Fr. Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. (2013.12.03 – 2013.12.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Carlos Maccarone (1993.01.30 – 1996.07.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José María Arancedo (83) (later Archbishop) (1988.03.04 – 1991.11.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Héctor Gabino Romero (1978.05.26 – 1984.01.07)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (94)

Gregorio de Laferrere (←), San Justo (↖), Buenos Aires (↑), Avellaneda–Lanús (↗), Quilmes (→), Chascomús (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 1,352 km²

Population: 2,179,000 Catholics (79.7% of 2,733,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 61 parishes, 225 missions

Personnel: 124 priests (69 diocesan, 55 religious), 82 deacons, 377 religious (93 brothers, 284 sisters), 8 seminarians