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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 Carlos José Tissera (73)Bishop Carlos José Tissera (73)
(2011.10.12 – ...)

Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina)

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Bishop Luis Teodorico Stöckler (88)Bishop Luis Teodorico Stöckler (88)
(2002.02.25 – 2011.10.12)

Bishop emeritus of Quilmes (Argentina)

Born:1936.04.12 (Eichelborn, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1960.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1985.12.17

Priest of Paderborn (Germany) (1960.12.17 – 1985.11.21)

Bishop of Goya (Argentina) (1985.11.21 – 2002.02.25)

Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina) (2002.02.25 – 2011.10.12)

Bishop Jorge Novak, S.V.D.
(1976.08.07 – 2001.07.09)

Born:1928.01.29 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:1954.01.10
Consecrated Bishop:1976.09.19
Died:2001.07.09 († 73)

Bishop of Quilmes (Argentina) (1976.08.07 – 2001.07.09)

Former Prelates

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