Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Argentina |
Date | Change |
1570.05.10 | Diocese of Tucumán was established (from Diocese of Santiago and became suffragan of Lima) |
1620.04.06 | Diocese of Buenos Aires was established (from Diocese of Paraguay and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1697.11.28 | Diocese of Córdoba was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Tucumán and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1697.11.28 | Diocese of Tucumán was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Córdoba) |
1806.03.28 | Diocese of Salta was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata, Diocese of Córdoba and Diocese of Santiago and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1828.12.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of San Juan de Cuyo was established (from Diocese of Córdoba) |
1834.09.19 | Apostolic Vicariate of San Juan de Cuyo was promoted as Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo (became suffragan of La Plata) |
1859.06.13 | Diocese of Paraná was established (from Diocese of Buenos Aires and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1865.03.05 | Diocese of Buenos Aires was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (with suffragan sees Córdoba, Paraguay, Paraná, Salta and San Juan de Cuyo) |
1883.11.16 | Apostolic Vicariate of Patagonia Septentrional was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires) |
1897.02.15 | Diocese of La Plata was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1897.02.15 | Diocese of Santa Fe was established (from Diocese of Paraná and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1897.02.15 | Diocese of Tucumán was established (from Diocese of Salta and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1907.03.25 | Diocese of Santiago del Estero was restored (from Diocese of Tucumán and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1910.01.21 | Diocese of Catamarca was established (from Diocese of Salta and Diocese of Tucumán and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1910.01.21 | Diocese of Corrientes was established (from Diocese of Paraná and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1911.05.09 | Apostolic Vicariate of Patagonia Septentrional was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Diocese of La Plata and Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo) |
1920.05.22 | Diocese of Catamarca lost territory to Diocese of Salta |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Azul was established (from Diocese of La Plata and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Bahía Blanca was established (from Diocese of La Plata and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Córdoba was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba (with suffragan see Río Cuarto and lost territory to establish Diocese of La Rioja and Diocese of Río Cuarto) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Jujuy was established (from Diocese of Salta and became suffragan of Salta) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of La Plata was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata (with suffragan sees Azul, Bahía Blanca and Viedma and lost territory to establish Diocese of Azul, Diocese of Bahía Blanca and Diocese of Mercedes) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of La Rioja was established (from Diocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of San Juan de Cuyo) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Mendoza was established (from Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo and became suffragan of San Juan de Cuyo) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Mercedes was established (from Diocese of La Plata and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Paraná was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraná |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Rosario was established (from Diocese of Santa Fe and became suffragan of Santa Fe) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Río Cuarto was established (from Diocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of Córdoba) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Salta was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salta (with suffragan sees Catamarca and Jujuy and lost territory to establish Diocese of Jujuy) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo (with suffragan sees La Rioja, Mendoza and San Luis and lost territory to establish Diocese of Mendoza and Diocese of San Luis) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of San Luis was established (from Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo and became suffragan of San Juan de Cuyo) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Santa Fe was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe (with suffragan sees Rosario, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán and lost territory to establish Diocese of Rosario) |
1934.04.20 | Diocese of Viedma was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1939.06.03 | Diocese of Resistencia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe and became suffragan of Santa Fe) |
1944.07.02 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salta lost territory to Diocese of Catamarca |
1947.03.03 | Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Mercedes and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Bahía Blanca was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca (with suffragan sees Comodoro Rivadavia, Santa Rosa and Viedma and lost territory to establish Diocese of Mar del Plata and Diocese of Santa Rosa) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia was established (from Diocese of Viedma and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Formosa was established (from Diocese of Resistencia and became suffragan of Santa Fe) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Gualeguaychú was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraná and became suffragan of Paraná) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Lomas de Zamora was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Mar del Plata was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Bahía Blanca and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Mendoza lost territory to Diocese of Viedma |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Morón was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Nueve de Julio was established (from Diocese of Azul and Diocese of Mercedes and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Posadas was established (from Diocese of Corrientes and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Reconquista was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe and became suffragan of Santa Fe) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of San Isidro was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Santa Rosa was established (from Diocese of Bahía Blanca and Diocese of Mercedes and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Tucumán was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán (with suffragan see Santiago del Estero) |
1957.02.11 | Diocese of Villa María was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of Córdoba) |
1957.07.08 | Military Vicariate of Argentina was established |
1959.02.19 | Ordinariate of Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en Argentina (Eastern Rite) was established |
1960.07.18 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba lost territory to Diocese of Villa María |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Avellaneda was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Lomas de Zamora and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Añatuya was established (from Diocese of Santiago del Estero and became suffragan of Tucumán) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Concordia was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraná and became suffragan of Paraná) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Corrientes was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corrientes (with suffragan sees Goya, Posadas and Resistencia and lost territory to establish Diocese of Goya) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Goya was established (from Diocese of Corrientes and became suffragan of Corrientes) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Mendoza was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mendoza (with suffragan sees Neuquén and San Rafael and lost territory to establish Diocese of San Rafael) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Neuquén was established (from Diocese of Viedma and became suffragan of Mendoza) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Orán was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salta and became suffragan of Salta) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Rafaela was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Diocese of Reconquista and became suffragan of Santa Fe) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of Río Gallegos was established (from Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of San Francisco was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of Córdoba) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of San Martín was established (from Diocese of Morón and Diocese of San Isidro and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1961.04.10 | Diocese of San Rafael was established (from Diocese of Mendoza and became suffragan of Mendoza) |
1963.08.12 | Diocese of Concepción was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán and became suffragan of Tucumán) |
1963.08.12 | Diocese of Cruz del Eje was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Córdoba and became suffragan of Córdoba) |
1963.08.12 | Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña was established (from Diocese of Resistencia and became suffragan of Corrientes) |
1963.08.12 | Diocese of Rosario was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rosario (with suffragan sees San Nicolás de los Arroyos and Venado Tuerto and lost territory to establish Diocese of Venado Tuerto) |
1963.08.12 | Diocese of Venado Tuerto was established (from Diocese of Rosario and became suffragan of Rosario) |
1964.03.02 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata lost territory to Diocese of Avellaneda and Diocese of Lomas de Zamora |
1968.02.09 | Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1969.07.18 | Diocese of San Justo was established (from Diocese of Lomas de Zamora and Diocese of Morón and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1969.09.08 | Territorial Prelature of Cafayate was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salta, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tucumán and Diocese of Catamarca and became suffragan of Salta) |
1969.09.08 | Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca was established (from Diocese of Jujuy and became suffragan of Salta) |
1972.01.21 | Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salta |
1972.01.21 | Diocese of Orán lost territory to Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca |
1976.03.27 | Diocese of Zárate–Campana was established (from Diocese of San Isidro and Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1976.06.19 | Diocese of Quilmes was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Avellaneda and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1978.04.24 | Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1978.07.11 | Diocese of San Miguel was established (from Diocese of San Martín and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1979.07.03 | Diocese of Santo Tomé was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corrientes and Diocese of Goya and became suffragan of Corrientes) |
1980.01.25 | Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes was established (from Diocese of Cruz del Eje and became suffragan of Córdoba) |
1980.03.27 | Diocese of Chascomús was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Mar del Plata and became suffragan of La Plata) |
1984.02.28 | Diocese of Resistencia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Resistencia (with suffragan sees Formosa and Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña) |
1986.06.16 | Diocese of Puerto Iguazú was established (from Diocese of Posadas and became suffragan of Corrientes) |
1986.07.21 | Military Vicariate of Argentina was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Obispado Castrense de la Argentina |
1989.02.18 | Diocese of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of América Latina e México and without ecclesiastical province) |
1989.05.10 | Diocese of Mercedes was renamed as Diocese of Mercedes–Luján |
1990.10.05 | Diocese of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite Rite) was established (became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1992.02.28 | Diocese of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña was renamed as Diocese of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña |
1992.09.19 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz |
1993.07.22 | Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro was established (from Diocese of Viedma and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
1993.07.22 | Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche was established (from Diocese of Viedma and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
1995.07.12 | Diocese of Río Cuarto was renamed as Diocese of Río Cuarto |
1997.05.13 | Diocese of Merlo–Moreno was established (from Diocese of Morón and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
1997.11.21 | Diocese of Mercedes–Luján was promoted as Archdiocese of Mercedes–Luján (without ecclesiastical province) |
2000.11.25 | Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere was established (from Diocese of San Justo and became suffragan of Buenos Aires) |
2001.04.24 | Diocese of Avellaneda was renamed as Diocese of Avellaneda–Lanús (gained territory from Diocese of Lomas de Zamora) |
2001.04.24 | Diocese of Lomas de Zamora lost territory to Diocese of Avellaneda–Lanús |
2002.04.20 | Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina (Greek-Melkite Rite) was established |
2009.03.14 | Territorial Prelature of Esquel was established (from Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
2009.06.13 | Diocese of Oberá was established (from Diocese of Posadas and Diocese of Puerto Iguazú and became suffragan of Corrientes) |
2009.06.13 | Diocese of Posadas lost territory to Diocese of Puerto Iguazú |
2011.11.09 | Territorial Prelature of Deán Funes lost territory to Diocese of Cruz del Eje |
2019.10.04 | Archdiocese of Mercedes–Luján was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mercedes–Luján (with suffragan sees Merlo–Moreno, Nueve de Julio and Zárate–Campana) |
2023.10.19 | Diocese of Rawson was established (from Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia and became suffragan of Bahía Blanca) |
2024.07.22 | Diocese of Santiago del Estero was promoted as Archdiocese of Santiago del Estero |
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