Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno (erected 13 May 1997) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, having had change of metropolitan from Buenos Aires in 2019.
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Diocese of Merlo-Moreno Dioecesis Merlensis-Morenensis Diócesis de Merlo-Moreno | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Mercedes-Luján |
Metropolitan | Mercedes-Luján |
Statistics | |
Area | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 850,591 701,737 (82.5%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 May 1997 (27 years ago) |
Cathedral | Parroquia Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Juan José Chaparro Stivanello [es], C.M.F. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Eduardo Scheinig [es] |
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The patroness is the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
The partidos (departments) that fall into the diocese are Merlo and Moreno.