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Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos

Dioecesis Sancti Nicolai de los Arroyos



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 March 1947
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Rosario
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 14,500 (5,600 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle Bartolome Mitre 84, B2900ACB San Nicolas [Buenos Aires], Argentina
  • Telephone: (03346)429.529; 422.364

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 March 1947ErectedArchdiocese of La Plata (Colón, Pergamino, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Ramallo, Bdrtolomé Miter, San Pedro, Baradero, San Antonio de Areco, Exaltación de la Cruz, General Tlriburu, and Campa)
Diocese of Mercedes (Rojas and Marcelino Ugarte)
Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (erected)
11 February 1957Territory LostArchdiocese of La Plata (San Isidro, Vicente López, San Fernando, Tigre, Pilar, and General Sarmiento)
Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Campana and Exaltación de la Santa Cruz)
Diocese of San Isidro (erected)
12 August 1963Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos (from Buenos Aires)
27 March 1976Territory LostDiocese of San Isidro
Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Diocese of Zárate-Campana (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966495,000500,00099.0%4936855,8234517740ap1967
1970510,000530,00096.2%4636826,2195017444ap1971
1976585,000610,00095.9%5430846,9644621846ap1977
1980395,000405,00097.5%4919685,8082814042ap1981
1990497,000525,00094.7%5515707,10012212042ap1991
1999390,000426,07691.5%6712794,9367169851ap2000
2000390,000427,00091.3%839924,2396139851ap2001
2001390,000427,00091.3%819904,3336139851ap2002
2002390,000427,00091.3%103111143,4216177852ap2003
2003390,000427,00091.3%9891073,64461512050ap2004
2004390,000427,00091.3%809894,38261512051ap2005
2010406,000443,00091.6%95101053,8665208054ap2011
2014422,000459,00091.9%101131143,7018238059ap2015
2017437,000474,00092.2%105131183,7038238059ap2018
2020428,500505,00084.9%92161083,9675226761ap2021

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 39, Page 383, to Page 385
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 503, and Page 504

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