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Diocese of Mar del Plata

Dioecesis Maris Platensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vacant
  • Ernesto Giobando, S.J., Apostolic Administrator
  • José María Baliña, Bishop Emeritus
  • Antonio Marino, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 February 1957
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of La Plata
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 22,850 (8,825 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.iglesiamdp.org.ar/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Pasaje Catedral 1750 PB, B7600DQB Mar del Plata [Buenos Aires], Argentina
  • Telephone: (0223)494.42.00
  • Fax: 495.18.34

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 February 1957ErectedDiocese of Bahía Blanca (Necochea and Lobería)
Archdiocese of La Plata (Pueyrredon, Balcarce, General Alvarado, General Madariaga, General Lavalle, Maipú, Mar Chiquita, and Tordillo)
Diocese of Mar del Plata (erected)
27 March 1980Territory LostArchdiocese of La Plata (Chascomús, Coronel Brandsen, Castelli, Dolores, General Belgrano, General Guido, General Paz, Monte, and Pila)
Diocese of Mar del Plata (General Conesa, General Lavalle, and Maipú)
Diocese of Chascomús (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966500,000550,00090.9%51661174,2738227832ap1967
1970610,094652,89493.4%49601095,5978228044ap1971
1976529,800600,00088.3%57441015,2456621642ap1977
1980584,000661,00088.4%4338817,2095720340ap1981
1990613,000765,00080.1%4437817,56734418352ap1991
1999678,000769,00088.2%5641976,98954616448ap2000
2000635,000775,00081.9%5542976,54644716148ap2001
2001599,000732,00081.8%4940896,73044516352ap2002
2002593,000732,00081.0%4937866,89554213654ap2003
2003593,000732,00081.0%5137886,73854213655ap2004
2004662,186827,73280.0%5037877,61164315150ap2005
2013716,000893,00080.2%5724818,83992710751ap2014
2016737,972972,10775.9%6818868,581112310151ap2017
2019759,660999,00076.0%6018789,73982110751ap2020
2021774,1001,018,00076.0%51217210,75110259249ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 653, to Page 662

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