Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Chascomús

Dioecesis Chascomusensis

Diócesis de Chascomús

Location
Country|  Argentina
Ecclesiastical province| La Plata
Metropolitan| La Plata
Statistics
Area| 36,613 km2 (14,136 sq mi)
Population

* Total

* Catholics

* (as of 2006)

* 372,084

* 331,155 (89%)

Parishes| 26
Information
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 27 March 1980 (45 years ago)
Cathedral| Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Chascomús
Patron saint| Virgin of Mercy
St John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope| Sede vacante
Bishop| Juan Ignacio Liébana
Metropolitan Archbishop| Gabriel Antonio Mestre
Bishops emeritus| Carlos Humberto Malfa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús (Latin: Dioecesis Chascomusensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.

## History

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On 27 March 1980, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Chascomús from the Archdiocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Mar del Plata.[1][2]

## Ordinaries

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* Rodolfo Bufano † (1980–1982, appointed bishop of San Justo)
* José María Montes † (1983–1996, retired)
* Juan Carlos Maccarone † (1996–1999, appointed bishop of Santiago del Estero)
* Carlos Humberto Malfa (2000)

## References

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1. ^ "Diocese of Chascomús". catholic-hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
2. ^ "Diocese of Chascomús". GCatholic.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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