Suffragan diocese Quilmes, Argentina

Diocese of Quilmes

Quilmen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Quilmes is a Latin rite diocese covering the districts of Berazategui, Florencio Varela and Quilmes in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, erected in 1976. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, and Carlos José Tissera has been its bishop since 2011.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Quilmes, Argentina.

Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.

Established: 1976
Catholics: 1,171,600
Priests: 95
Territory: 503 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Carlos José Tissera
Born: 10 September 1951
Birthplace: Río Cuarto

Explore the ministry of the bishop.

The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Quilmes, 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 see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 19 June 1976
Latin: Quilmen(sis)
Patron: Immaculée Conception, Exaltation de la Sainte-Croix
Annuario code: 001002702

The see in figures

Catholics: 1,171,600
Population: 1,494,426
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 78.4%
Priests: 95
Catholics per priest: 12,333
Extent: 503 km²
Catholics per km²: 2,329

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 Buenos Aires

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of Avellaneda–LanúsAvellaneda–Lanús
Archdiocese of Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Diocese of Gregorio de LaferrereGregorio de Laferrere
Diocese of Lomas de ZamoraLomas de Zamora
Diocese of MorónMorón
Diocese of San Charbel en Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Diocese of San IsidroSan Isidro
Diocese of San JustoSan Justo
Diocese of San MartínSan Martín
Diocese of San MiguelSan Miguel

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

Sees near here

Diocese of AhiaraAhiara, Nigeria9 km
Diocese of Lomas de ZamoraLomas de Zamora10 km
Diocese of Avellaneda–LanúsAvellaneda–Lanús11 km
Archdiocese of Buenos AiresBuenos Aires16 km
Diocese of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos AiresBuenos Aires17 km
Diocese of San Charbel en Buenos AiresBuenos Aires19 km
Diocese of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos AiresBuenos Aires21 km
Diocese of San JustoSan Justo25 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].