Diocese of Merlo–Moreno
Merlen(sis)-Morenen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Merlo–Moreno, Argentina
Diocese of Merlo-Moreno in Buenos Aires Province, erected in 1997 and now suffragan to the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Lujan (transferred from Buenos Aires in 2019). Bishop Juan Jose Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F., has led the see since 2022.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 May 1997
- Latin
- Merlen(sis)-Morenen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Annuario code
- 001002230
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 701,737
- Population
- 850,591
- Catholic share
- 82.5%
- Priests
- 50
- Catholics per priest
- 14,035
- Extent
- 301 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 2,331
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 Jose Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F.
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 the Rosary stands in Merlo–Moreno, 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 Mercedes-Lujan
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Mercedes-Lujan.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of Mercedes–LujánMercedes–Luján
- Diocese of Nueve de JulioNueve de Julio
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].