Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
Clivi Zamoren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Diocese of Lomas de Zamora in the southern Greater Buenos Aires area, erected in 1957 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. Bishop Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J., has led the see since 2008. Its patron is Our Lady of Peace.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 February 1957
- Latin
- Clivi Zamoren(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Peace
- Annuario code
- 001002040
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,771,037
- Population
- 2,061,548
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.9%
- Priests
- 124
- Catholics per priest
- 14,283
- Extent
- 1,400 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1,265
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
- Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J.
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 Basilica of Our Lady of Peace stands in Lomas de Zamora, 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:
- Diocese of Avellaneda–LanúsAvellaneda–Lanús
- Archdiocese of Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
- Diocese of Gregorio de LaferrereGregorio de Laferrere
- 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.