Country Argentina Metropolitan La Plata Denomination Roman Catholic Province Buenos Aires Province Date founded 11 February 1957 | Ecclesiastical province La Plata Parishes 26 Area 22,895 km² Phone +54 2262 45-0122 | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
827,732
662,186 (80%) Address Calle 519 2285, Quequén, Buenos Aires, Argentina Similar Escuela Modelo Argentina, Quime Quipan, Universid Catolica de Salta, Cruz Roja Argentina, Colegio Nuestra Señora d | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata (Latin: Dioecesis Maris Platensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.
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History
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Mar del Plata from the Diocese of Bahía Blanca and the Archdiocese of La Plata. Territory was taken from the diocese in 1980 to form the Diocese of Chascomús.
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References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA