The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the

Archdiocese of Buenos Aires The Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (''Archidioecesis Bonaerensis'') is one of thirteen Latin Metropolitan archdioceses of the Catholic Church in Argentina, South America. The Archbishopric of Buenos Aires is the Primatial see (protocollary first-r ...

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Filemón Castellano (1957–1963) * Alejandro Schell (1963–1972) * Desiderio Elso Collino (1972–2001) *

Agustín Roberto Radrizzani Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, SDB (22 September 1944 – 2 September 2020) was an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján from 2007 until 2019. Radrizzani made his profession as a member of ...

, S.D.B. (2001–2007 ), appointed Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján *

Jorge Ruben Lugones Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

, S.J. (2008– )

Coadjutor bishop

* Alejandro Schell (1958–1963)

Auxiliary bishops

Héctor Gabino Romero Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein'', m ...

(1978–1984), appointed Bishop of Rafaela *

José María Arancedo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(1988–1991), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata *

Juan Carlos Maccarone Juan Carlos Maccarone (19 October 1940 – 29 March 2015) was an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop. Early life and ordination Maccarone was born on 19 October 1940 in Buenos Aires. After receiving a formal education, he studied Roman Catholic theolog ...

(1993–1996), appointed Bishop of Chascomús * Jorge Vázquez (2013–2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Morón *

Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...

, O.F.M. Cap. (2013); did not take effect *

Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

(2014–2020), appointed Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere *

Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva The Most Reverend Mons. Don Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (Río Gallegos, Argentina, April 12, 1968) is the Argentine Roman Catholic Archbishop. He has been appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop and the Primate of Argentina since 2023. He re ...

(2017–2019), appointed Bishop of Río Gallegos *

Ignacio Damián Medina Ignacio is a male Spanish language, Spanish and Galician Language, Galician name originating either from the Roman family name Egnatius (disambiguation), Egnatius, meaning born from the fire, of Etruscan origin, or from the Latin name "Ignatius" ...

(2019-)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Gustavo Arturo Help Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, al ...

, appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto in 2000 *

Luis Alberto Fernández Alara Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (born October 26, 1946) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 2009 until 2013, when he became bishop of Rafaela. Life Born in Lomas de Zamora, Fernández Alar ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 2009

Territorial losses

References

* Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Buenos Aires Christian organizations established in 1957 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Argentina-RC-diocese-stub