Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina)
Diocese of San Miguel in Argentina Dioecesis Sancti Michaëlis in Argentina Diócesis de San Miguel | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St Michael | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
| Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 206 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 986,000 852,000 (86.4%) |
| Parishes | 27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 July 1978 (46 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Michael the Archangel in San Miguel |
| Patron saint | St Michael the Archangel Our Lady of Luján |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Damián Nannini |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel is a suffragan diocese of the Buenos Aires. It was established by Pope Paul VI on 11 July 1978.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Horacio Alberto Bózzoli (1978–1983), appointed Archbishop of Tucumán
- José Manuel Lorenzo (1983–1994)
- Abelardo Francisco Silva (1994–2000)
- José Luis Mollaghan (2000–2005), appointed Archbishop of Rosario
- Sergio Alfredo Fenoy (2006–2018), appointed Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
- Damián Nannini (2018–present)[1]
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Abelardo Francisco Silva (1994)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Nicolás Baisi, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata in 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 07.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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