Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús (erected 10 April 1961, as the Diocese of Avellaneda) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. It was renamed on 24 April 2001.

Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusensis Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús
Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Buenos Aires
Metropolitan	Buenos Aires
Statistics
Area	98 km2 (38 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 794,485 635,588 (80%)
Parishes	50
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 April 1961 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption in Avellaneda
Patron saint	St Teresa of Ávila Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marcelo Julián Margni
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mario Aurelio Poli
Bishops emeritus	Rubén Oscar Frassia

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Emilio Antonio di Pasquo (1961–1962)
• Jerónimo José Podestá (1962–1967)
• Antonio Quarracino (1968–1985), appointed Archbishop of La Plata; later Cardinal
• Rubén Héctor di Monte (1986–2000), appointed Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
• Rubén Oscar Frassia (2000–2020)
• Marcelo Julián Margni (2021–present)

Auxiliary bishop

• Rubén Héctor di Monte (1980-1986), subsequently appointed Bishop.

Ministries

• Regional Council of Catholic Education (JUREC): Prebyster Maximiliano Bartel
• Youth Ministry: Prebyster Juan Carlos Molina
• Health Ministry: Deacon Juan Victorio Rolón
• Prisons Ministry: Prebyster Juan Carlos Jaudoszyn
• Addictions Ministry: Prebyster Osvaldo De Piero
• Social Ministry: Prebyster Maximiliano Bartel

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1976	Archdiocese of La Plata	Diocese of Quilmes

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses of Argentina

External links and references

• "Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-29.