Diocese of Chascomús
Chascomusen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Chascomús, Argentina
The Diocese of Chascomús is a Latin rite diocese in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, erected in 1980 from La Plata and Mar del Plata and suffragan to the Archdiocese of La Plata. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Chascomús.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 27 March 1980
- Latin
- Chascomusen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Mercy
- Annuario code
- 001001116
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 358,900
- Population
- 372,084
- Catholic share
- 96.5%
- Priests
- 22
- Catholics per priest
- 16,314
- Extent
- 36,613 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.8
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Juan Ignacio Liébana
- Born
- 6 June 1977
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires
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 of Our Lady of Mercy stands in Chascomús, 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 La Plata
A suffragan of Archdiocese of La Plata.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AzulAzul
- Archdiocese of La PlataLa Plata
- Diocese of Mar del PlataMar del Plata
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].