Diocese of Lomas de Zamora Dioecesis Clivi Zamorensis Diócesis de Lomas de Zamora | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,400 km2 (540 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 2,061,548 1,771,037 (85.9%) |
Parishes | 53 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (66 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Lomas de Zamora |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Peace |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Auxiliary Bishops | Ignacio Damián Medina |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.
Year | Along with | To form |
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1961 | Archdiocese of La Plata | Diocese of Avellaneda |
1969 | Diocese of Morón | Diocese of San Justo |
2001 | Diocese of Avellaneda | Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús |
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