Suffragan diocese Mar del Plata, Argentina

Diocese of Mar del Plata

Maris Platen(sis)

Latin Church

Diocese of Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires Province, erected in 1957 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of La Plata. Bishop Ernesto Giobando, S.J., was appointed in December 2024. The cathedral is the Basilica of Saints Peter and Cecilia.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Cecilia, in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

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Established: 1957
Catholics: 662,186
Priests: 67
Territory: 22,895 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop: Ernesto Giobando, S.J.

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Cecilia stands in Mar del Plata, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 11 February 1957
Latin: Maris Platen(sis)
Patron: Saint Cecilia
Annuario code: 001002161

The see in figures

Catholics: 662,186
Population: 827,732
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 80.0%
Priests: 67
Catholics per priest: 9,883
Extent: 22,895 km²
Catholics per km²: 29

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 La Plata

A suffragan of Archdiocese of La Plata.

The sees of this province:

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

Sees near here

Diocese of AzulAzul246 km
Diocese of ChascomúsChascomús272 km
Archdiocese of La PlataLa Plata344 km
Archdiocese of MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay364 km
Diocese of QuilmesQuilmes368 km
Diocese of Lomas de ZamoraLomas de Zamora368 km
Diocese of AhiaraAhiara, Nigeria370 km
Diocese of Gregorio de LaferrereGregorio de Laferrere373 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].