Diocese of Avellaneda–Lanús
Avellanedien(sis)-Lanusen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Avellaneda–Lanús, Argentina
The Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanus in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina was erected as the Diocese of Avellaneda on 10 April 1961 and renamed on 24 April 2001. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, with current bishop Marcelo Julian Margni appointed in 2021.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 10 April 1961
- Latin
- Avellanedien(sis)-Lanusen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Teresa of Avila and the Assumption of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001000761
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 635,588
- Population
- 794,485
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 80.0%
- Priests
- 76
- Catholics per priest
- 8,363
- Extent
- 98 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6,486
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Marcelo Julian Margni
- Born
- 12 September 1971
- Birthplace
- Avellaneda
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption, Avellaneda stands in Avellaneda–Lanús, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Buenos Aires
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
- Diocese of Gregorio de LaferrereGregorio de Laferrere
- Diocese of Lomas de ZamoraLomas de Zamora
- Diocese of MorónMorón
- Diocese of QuilmesQuilmes
- Diocese of San Charbel en Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
- Diocese of San IsidroSan Isidro
- Diocese of San JustoSan Justo
- Diocese of San MartínSan Martín
- Diocese of San MiguelSan Miguel
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.