Diocese of

Merlo–Moreno 𝐖

Argentina

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Merlo–Moreno / Merlen(sis)–Morenen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Mercedes–Luján

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (December 12)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1997.05.13: Established as Diocese of Merlo–Moreno / Merlen(sis)–Morenen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Morón and became suffragan of Buenos Aires)
2019.10.04: Became suffragan of Mercedes–Luján

Contact Info

Address: Bernardino Rivadavia 694, B1744BUN, Moreno, Argentina

Phone: (0237) 4623731

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.10.20 – ...):	Bishop Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. (71)
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.09.19 – ...):	Bishop Oscar Eduardo Miñarro (64) Titular Bishop of Anzio

Ordinaries

Bishops of Merlo–Moreno (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. (71)
(2022.10.20 – ...)

Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Su misericordia llega a sus fieles

Born:	1953.07.22 (Colonia Freitas, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1980.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.09.28

Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina) (2013.07.09 – 2022.10.20)

Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina) (2022.10.20 – ...)

Bishop Fernando Carlos Maletti
(2013.05.06 – 2022.03.08)

Consuelen a mi pueblo

Born:	1949.03.17 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1973.11.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.09.18
Died:	2022.03.08 (Buenos Aires, Argentina † 72)

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1973.11.24 – 2001.07.20)

Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina) (2001.07.20 – 2013.05.06)

Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina) (2013.05.06 – 2022.03.08)

Bishop Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (87)
(Apostolic Administrator 2012.06.26 – 2013.05.06)

Bishop Fernando María Bargalló (69)
(1997.05.13 – 2012.06.26)

Bishop emeritus of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina)

Born:	1954.12.18 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1978.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.05.31

Titular Bishop of Hirina (1994.04.27 – 1997.05.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Morón (Argentina) (1994.04.27 – 1997.05.13)

Bishop of Merlo–Moreno (Argentina) (1997.05.13 – 2012.06.26)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Moreno, Buenos Aires

Churches by City (41)

Mercedes–Luján (←), Zárate–Campana (↑), San Miguel (↗), Morón (→), Gregorio de Laferrere (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 356 km²

Population: 892,144 Catholics (80.0% of 1,115,180 total)

Pastoral Centres: 42 parishes, 150 missions

Personnel: 50 priests (33 diocesan, 17 religious), 39 deacons, 147 religious (55 brothers, 92 sisters), 4 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.12.15

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