Diocese of Quilmes, Argentina 🇦🇷
Celebrations
Patron Saint: Inmaculada Concepción (December 8), Exaltación de la Santa Cruz (September 14)
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
History
- 1976.06.19: Established as Diocese of Quilmes / Quilmen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata and Diocese of Avellaneda and became suffragan of La Plata)
- 2007.09.26: Became suffragan of Buenos Aires
Contact Info
Address: Carlos Pellegrini 3280, B1879DLB, Quilmes, Argentina
Phone: (011) 4250-1082
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
Bishops of Quilmes (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina) | ||||||||||
Bishop emeritus of Quilmes (Argentina)
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Bishop Jorge Novak, S.V.D.
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Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Gerardo Tomás Farrell (1997.03.29 – 2000.05.19)
- Auxiliary Bishop:
Bishop Marcelo Julián Margni (53) (2017.12.05 – 2021.08.07)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 503 km²
Population: 1,194,800 Catholics (80.0% of 1,494,426 total)
Pastoral Centres: 80 parishes, 220 missions
Personnel: 95 priests (67 diocesan, 28 religious), 122 deacons, 194 religious (37 brothers, 157 sisters), 8 seminarians