Diocese of Quilmes ( Latin: Dioecesis Quilmensis ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Quilmes , Argentina . The Diocese of Quilmes is a member of the Metropolitanate of Buenos Aires . The Cathedral of the Diocese of Quilmes is the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
| Diocese of Quilmes | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis quilmensis | |
| latin rite | |
| Main city | Quilmes |
| A country |  Argentina  |
| Established | June 19, 1976 |
| Cathedral | The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Buenos Aires |
| Parishes | 80 |
| Diocese Square | 518 km² |
| Diocese population | 1.200.000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 1,000,000 people |
| Share of Catholics | 83.3% |
| Site | |
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History
On February 11, 1957, Pope Paul VI issued the bull “Ut spirituali” , which established the Diocese of Quilmes, distinguishing it from the Archdiocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Avellaneda (today - the Diocese of Avellaneda - Lanus ). The diocese of Quilmes was originally a suffragan one in relation to the archdiocese of La Plata.
On September 26, 2007, the Diocese of Quilmes became part of the church province of Buenos Aires.
Ordinaries of the diocese
- Bishop Jorge Novak, SVD [1] (08/07/1976 - 07/09/2001);
- Bishop Louis Theodorico Shtekler (02/25/2002 - 12/10/2011);
- Bishop Carlos Jose Tisser (October 12, 2011).
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
Sources
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bull Ut spirituali , AAS 68 (1976), p. 546 (lat.)