Diocese of Mar del Plata Dioecesis Maris Platensis Diócesis de Mar del Plata | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
Metropolitan | La Plata |
Statistics | |
Area | 22,895 km2 (8,840 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 827,732 662,186 (80%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 February 1957 (66 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Cecilia in Mar del Plata |
Patron saint | Saint Cecilia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
Auxiliary Bishops | Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. |
Bishops emeritus | Antonio Marino |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata (Latin : Dioecesis Maris Platensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Mar del Plata from the Diocese of Bahía Blanca and the Archdiocese of La Plata. Territory was taken from the diocese in 1980 to form the Diocese of Chascomús. [1] [2]
Year | Along with | To form |
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1980 | Archdiocese of La Plata | Diocese of Chascomús |
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