Archdiocese of Buenos Aires

On April 6, 1620, the Holy See established a diocese in Buenos Aires, separating it from the diocese of Paraguay (today - the Archdiocese of Asuncion ). Initially, it was the suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata o Sharkas (today - the Archdiocese of Sucre ).

In 1830 and June 13, 1859 ceded part of its territory in favor of the establishment, respectively, of the Apostolic Vicariate of Montevideo and the diocese of Parana (today - Parana ).

On March 5, 1865, he was elevated to the rank of Metropolis by the bull Immutabili of Pope Pius IX .

February 15, 1897 and April 20, 1934 transferred part of its territory in favor of the establishment of the Diocese of La Plata (today - the Archdiocese ) and Viedma).

On January 29, 1936, Pope Pius XI granted the archbishops of Buenos Aires the title of Primate of Argentina .

Bishops

• Bishop Pedro Carranza Salinas, O. Carm. ^[2] - ( March 30, 1620 - February 29, 1632 );
• Bishop Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, OSB - ( December 3, 1635 - 1641 );
• Bishop Cristóbal de la Mancha y Velazco, OP - ( August 31, 1641 - July 4, 1673 );
• Bishop Antonio de Azcona Imberto - ( May 9, 1676 - February 19, 1700 );
• Bishop Gabriel de Arregui, OFM - ( June 23, 1712 - January 14, 1716 , named Bishop of Cuzco );
• Bishop Pedro de Fajardo, O.SS.T. - ( May 22, 1713 - December 16, 1729 );
• Bishop Juan de Arregui, OFM - ( November 22, 1730 - December 19, 1736 );
• Bishop José de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez, OP - ( May 19, 1738 - June 14, 1746 , named Bishop of La Paz );
• Bishop Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont - ( January 23, 1749 - May 23, 1757 , named Bishop of Trujillo );
• Bishop José Antonio Basurco y Herrera - ( April 2, 1757 - February 5, 1761 );
• Bishop Manuel Antonio de la Torre - ( June 14, 1762 - October 20, 1776 );
• Bishop Sebastián Malvar y Pinto, OFM - ( October 19, 1777 - December 15, 1783 , named Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela );
• Bishop Manuel Azamor y Ramírez - ( January 27, 1785 - October 2, 1796 );
• Bishop Pedro Inocencio Bejarano - ( July 3, 1797 - February 23, 1801 , named Bishop of Sigüenza );
• Bishop Benito Lué y Riega - ( August 9, 1802 - March 22, 1812 );
  • Sede vacante (1812-1829) ;
• Bishop Mariano Medrano y Cabrera - ( October 7, 1829 - April 7, 1851 );
  • Sede vacante (1851-1854) .

Archbishops

• Archbishop Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos - ( June 23, 1854 - July 28, 1870 );
  • Sede vacante (1870-1873) ;
• Archbishop Federico León Aneiros - ( July 25, 1873 - September 3, 1894 );
• Archbishop Vladislas Castellano - ( September 12, 1895 - February 6, 1900 );
• Archbishop Mariano Antonio Espinosa - ( August 24, 1900 - April 8, 1923 );
  • Sede vacante (1923-1926) ;
• Archbishop José María Bottaro y Hers, OFM - ( September 9, 1926 - July 20, 1932 );
• Cardinal Santiago Luis Copello - ( September 20, 1932 - March 25, 1959 );
• Archbishop Fermín Emilio Lafitte - ( March 25, 1959 - August 8, 1959 );
• Cardinal Antonio Cagiano - ( August 15, 1959 - April 22, 1975 );
• Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu - ( April 22, 1975 - July 10, 1990 );
• Cardinal Antonio Quarrasino - ( July 10, 1990 - February 28, 1998 );
• Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio , SJ , - ( February 28, 1998 - March 13, 2013 ) - elected by Pope Francis;
• Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli - ( March 28, 2013 - present).

• Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanus ;
• Diocese Gregorio de Laferrere ;
• Diocese of Quilmes ;
• Diocese of Lomas de Zamora ;
• Diocese Merlot-Moreno ;
• Diocese of Moron ;
• Diocese of San Isidro ;
• Diocese of San Martin ;
• Diocese of San Miguel ;
• Diocese of San Justo .

• Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3

• Official website ;
• gcatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ;
• Information about the archdiocese ;
• Information on the Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina (AICA) website ;
• bull Immutabili , in Pii IX Pontificis Maximi Acta. Pars prima , Vol. IV, Romae 1869, p. 447 ;
• Annuario Ecclesiastico della Repubblica Argentina, 1961, p. 92 .