Metropolitan see Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca

Sinus Albi

Latin Church

Bahía Blanca is a Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in southern Buenos Aires province, Argentina, erected as a diocese in 1934 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1957. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province covering Patagonia, with its seat at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy, in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

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Established: 1934
Catholics: 635,000
Priests: 80
Territory: 214,021 km²

Parishes and churches

58 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop: Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P.

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy stands in Bahía Blanca, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 20 April 1934
Latin: Sinus Albi
Patron: Our Lady of Mercy
Annuario code: 001000790

The see in figures

Catholics: 635,000
Population: 743,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 85.5%
Priests: 80
Catholics per priest: 7,938
Extent: 214,021 km²
Catholics per km²: 3.0

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Bahía Blanca

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of Comodoro RivadaviaComodoro Rivadavia
Diocese of EsquelEsquel
Diocese of RawsonRawson
Diocese of Santa RosaSanta Rosa
Diocese of ViedmaViedma

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of ViedmaViedma240 km
Diocese of Santa RosaSanta Rosa293 km
Diocese of AzulAzul302 km
Diocese of Nueve de JulioNueve de Julio385 km
Diocese of Mar del PlataMar del Plata419 km
Diocese of Alto Valle del Río NegroAlto Valle del Río Negro460 km
Diocese of ChascomúsChascomús514 km
Archdiocese of Mercedes–LujánMercedes–Luján518 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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: [email protected].