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 (68 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and St Cecilia in Mar del Plata |
Patron saint | Saint Cecilia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Ernesto Giobando |
Auxiliary Bishops | Dario Rubén Quintana, O.A.R. |
Bishops emeritus | Antonio Marino |
Map | |
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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.