Roman Catholicism in Argentina

Roman Catholicism in Argentina

The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Curia in Rome.

There are an estimated 33 million baptised Roman Catholics in Argentina, roughly 89% of the population . According to a 1999 study, 78% of Argentinians call themselves Catholics, though many of these are nominal Catholics who only attend church on specific social occasions (weddings, baptism ceremonies, etc.).

For the purposes of the local Catholic hierarchy, the territory of Argentina is divided into 8 Pastoral Regions, and these in turn into variable numbers of dioceses (the Buenos Aires Region is a special case, with other types of divisions). The dioceses can be archbishoprics or bishoprics.

Pastoral Regions

* "Región Noroeste" (NOA) (Northeast Region)
* "Región Noreste" (NEA) (Northwest Region)
* "Región de Cuyo" (Cuyo Region)
* "Región Centro" (Central Region)
* "Región Litoral" (Littoral Region)
* "Región Buenos Aires" (Buenos Aires Region)
* "Región Platense" (Platense Region)
* "Región Patagonia-Comahue" (Patagonia-Comahue Region)

Divisions by region

* Northwest — 10 dioceses: Añatuya, Cafayate, Catamarca, Concepción, Humahuaca, Jujuy, Orán, Salta, Santiago del Estero, and Tucumán
* Northeast — 9 dioceses: Corrientes, Formosa, Goya, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Reconquista, Resistencia, Santo Tomé, San Roque
* Cuyo — 5 dioceses: La Rioja, Mendoza, San Rafael, San Juan de Cuyo, San Luis
* Central — 6 dioceses: Córdoba, Cruz del Eje, Deán Funes, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Villa María; Greek Melkite Exarchy
* Littoral — 7 dioceses: Concordia, Gualeguaychú, Paraná, Rafaela, Rosario, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Venado Tuerto
* Buenos Aires — 11 dioceses: Avellaneda-Lanús, Buenos Aires, Gregorio de Laferrere, Lomas de Zamora, Merlo-Moreno, Morón, Quilmes, San Isidro, San Martín, San Miguel, San Justo; Military Bishopric; Oriental Ordinariate; 3 eparchies: Armenian Eparchy, Maronite Eparchy, Ukrainian Eparchy
* Platense — 10 dioceses: Azul, Bahía Blanca, Chascomús, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mercedes-Luján, San Nicolás, Santa Rosa, Zárate-Campana
* Patagonia-Comahue — 6 dioceses: Alto Valle del Río Negro, Comodoro Rivadavia, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, San Carlos de Bariloche, Viedma

References

* [http://www.cea.org.ar/02-diocesis/mapa-region-past.swf Pastoral Regions] of the Catholic Church in Argentina. Website of the Argentine Episcopal Conference.

ee also

* List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Argentina.
* Religion in Argentina.
* State-Church relations in Argentina.


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