Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro
The Diocese of San Isidro is an administrative division of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. It was established on 11 February 1957 and covers an area of 1,379 square kilometres (532 sq mi).[1]
Diocese of San Isidro Dioecesis Sancti Isidori in Argentina Diócesis de San Isidro | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Isidor the Worker | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
| Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,145,000 1,091,000 (95.3%) |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 February 1957 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Isidore the Laborer in San Isidoro |
| Patron saint | St Isidore the Laborer |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Óscar Vicente Ojea |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
| Bishops emeritus | Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Antonio María Aguirre (1957–1985)
- Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1985–2011)
- Óscar Vicente Ojea (since 2011)
Coadjutor bishop
- Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto (1983–1985)
Auxiliary bishops
- Justo Oscar Laguna (1975-1980)
- Martín Fassi (2014-
- Guillermo Eduardo Caride (2018-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Carlos María Franzini, appointed Bishop of Rafaela in 2000
- Miguel Ángel D’Annibale, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos in 2011
- Jorge Eduardo Scheinig, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján in 2017
- Marcelo Fabián Mazzitelli, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mendoza in 2017
- Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 2017
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References
- "Diocese of San Isidro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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