The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of BahÃa Blanca (''Archidioecesis Sinus Albi'') is a Latin
Metropolitan archdiocese
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...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
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with an
ecclesiastical province
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in the eastern region of the national capital's
province
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of
Buenos Aires
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, central
Argentina
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.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see and
mother church
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, located in the city of
BahÃa Blanca, is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy. Since 12 July 2017
Carlos Azpiroz Costa has been its
Archbishop.
Extent and statistics
As per 2015, the Archdiocese pastorally served 661,096 Catholics (83.3% of 793,517 total) on 82,624 km² in 55 parishes and 236 missions with 71 priests (45 diocesan, 26 religious), 27 deacons, 211 lay religious (44 brothers, 167 sisters) and 15 seminarians.
It covers the ''partidos'' (municipalities) of Adolfo Alsina, Adolfo González Chávez, BahÃa Blanca, Coronel Dorrego, Coronel de Marina Leonardo Rosales, Coronel Pringles, Coronel Suárez, Daireaux, GuaminÃ, Monte Hermoso, Patagones, Puán, Saavedra, San Cayetano, Tornquist, Tres Arroyos and Villarino.
Ecclesiastical province of BahÃa Blanca
The Metropolitan Archdiocese has
suffragan sees encompassing all of the administrative Provinces of
Patagonia
Patagonia () refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and g ...
and
Tierra del Fuego
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, notably :
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del RÃo Negro
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro is located in the city of Comodoro, in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina.
Diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Comodoro Rivadavia encompasses 234,000 km² (90,382 Square Miles) o ...
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of RÃo Gallegos
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Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos de Bariloche is based in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, usually referred to as Bariloche, in the province of RÃo Negro, Argentina. The diocese is a suffragan of the province of Bahia Blanca. The ci ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa, Argentina, its daughter
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Viedma
* (pre-diocesan)
Territorial Prelature of Esquel.
History
* It was erected as Diocese of BahÃa Blanca / Sinus Albi (Latin) on 20 April 1934 by
Pope Pius XI's bull ''Nobilis Argentinae nationis'', on territory split off from the
Archdiocese of La Plata. Its first bishop was Leandro Bautista Astelarra (1934–1943).
* It was elevated as Metropolitan Archdiocese of BahÃa Blanca / Sinus Albi (Latin) on 11 February 1957 by
Pope Pius XII's bull ''Quandoquidem adoranda'', having lost territories to establish
Diocese of Mar del Plata and (as its suffragan)
Diocese of Santa Rosa.
* It enjoyed a
Papal visit
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from
Pope John Paul II
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in April 1987.
Bishops
(all
Roman Rite)
Episcopal Ordinaries
:''Suffragan Bishops of BahÃa Blanca''
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Leandro Bautista Astelarra (13 September 1934 – death 24 August 1943)
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Germiniano Esorto (2 November 1946 – 31 May 1972 ''see below''), previously
Titular Bishop
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of
Birtha (1943.08.23 – 1946.11.02) as
Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1943.08.23 – 1946.11.02)
:''Metropolitan Archbishops of BahÃa Blanca''
*
Germiniano Esorto (''see above'' 2 November 1946 – retired 31 May 1972)
*
Jorge Mayer
Jorge Mayer (20 November 1915 – 25 December 2010) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of BahÃa Blanca, Argentina from 1972 to 1991.
Biography
Mayer was born in San Miguel Arcángel, Adolfo Alsina Partido, Buenos Aires Prov ...
(31 May 1972 – retired 31 May 1991) died 2010: previously Bishop of
Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
*Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city
* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* S ...
(Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1972.05.31)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Emilio Ogñénovich (1979.10.01 – 1982.06.08),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Mibiarca (1979.10.01 – 1982.06.08), later 'last' Suffragan Bishop of
Mercedes (Argentina) (1982.06.08 – 1989.05.10), (see) restyled Bishop of
Mercedes–Luján (1989.05.10 – 1997.11.21), (see) promoted first Archbishop of
Mercedes–Luján (1997.11.21 – retired 2000.03.07), died 2012
** Auxiliary Bishop: José Vittorio Tommasà (1984.11.19 – 1991.08.28), Titular Bishop of
Equizetum (1984.11.19 – 1991.08.28); later Bishop of
Nueve de Julio (Argentina) (1991.08.28 – death 1998.09.16)
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Rómulo GarcÃa (31 May 1991 – retired 15 June 2002), died 2005; previously Titular Bishop of
Uzita (1975.08.09 – 1976.01.19) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Diocese of Mar del Plata (Argentina) (1975.08.09 – 1976.01.19), succeeding as Bishop of Mar del Plata (1976.01.19 – 1991.05.31)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Néstor Hugo Navarro (1998.04.15 – 2003.03.19), Titular Bishop of
Rotdon (1998.04.15 – 2003.03.19); next Bishop of
Alto Valle del RÃo Negro (Argentina) (2003.03.19 – retired 2010.02.10)
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Guillermo José Garlatti
Guillermo José Garlatti is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church was the archbishop of BahÃa Blanca from 2004 to 2017. He has been a bishop since 1994.
Biography
He was born in Forgaria nel Fiurle, Udine, Northern Italy on July 12, 1940. ...
(11 March 2003 – retired 12 July 2017); previously
Titular Bishop
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of
Aquæ regiæ (1994.08.27 – 1997.02.20) as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of La Plata (Argentina) (1994.08.27 – 1997.02.20), Bishop of
San Rafael (Argentina) (1997.02.20 – 2003.03.11)
**
Auxiliary Bishop: Pedro MarÃa Laxague (2006.11.14 – 2015.11.03),
Titular Bishop
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of
Castra Severiana
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(2006.11.14 – 2015.11.03); next Bishop of
Zárate–Campana (Argentina) (2015.11.03 – ...)
* Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa,
Dominican Order
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(O.P.) (12 July 2017 – ...), previously Master (
General Superior) of the
Order of Preachers
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(O.P., Dominicans) (2001.07.14 – 2010.09.05),
Grand Chancellor of
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) (2001.07.14 – 2010.09.05),
Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coad ...
of BahÃa Blanca (2015.11.03 – succession 2017.07.12).
Coadjutor archbishop
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Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa
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Places
;Canada
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;United States
* Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County
* Carlos, Minnesota, a small city
* Carlos, West Virginia
;Elsewher ...
, O.P. (2015-2017)
Auxiliary bishops
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Emilio Ogñénovich (1979-1982), appointed Bishop of Mercedes
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José Vittorio TommasÃ
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In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(1984-1991), appointed Bishop of Nueve de Julio
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Néstor Hugo Navarro (1998-2003), appointed Bishop of Alto Valle del RÃo Negro
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Pedro MarÃa Laxague (2006-2015) appointed Bishop of Zárate-Campana
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Jorge Luis Wagner (2019-)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Argentina
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Sources and external links
GCathholic with Google map - data for all sections*
at ''AICA'' (Argentine Catholic News Agency).
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