Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina)

Roman Catholic diocese in 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 (45 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]

1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 07.11.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

* Catholic Hierarchy[self-published source]

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