The Diocese of Morón is a

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Morón, Buenos Aires Morón () is a city in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Morón ''partido'', located in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, at . Located 20 km (13 mi) west of Downtown Buenos Aires, Morón is easily reac ...

, in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Morón ''partido'', in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

History

* Erected on 11 February 1957 as Diocese of Morón / Moronen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from Archdiocese of La Plata (not its Metropolitan) * Lost territories thrice : on 1961.04.10 to establish

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(also from part of Diocese of San Isidro), on 1969.07.18 to establish

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(also from part of Diocese of Lomas de Zamora) and on 1997.05.13 to establish Diocese of Merlo–Moreno

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 664,000 Catholics (90.7% of 732,000 total) on 130 km² in 53 parishes with 69 priests (53 diocesan, 16 religious), 30 deacons, 86 lay religious (25 brothers, 61 sisters) and 5 seminarians.

Bishops

Episcopal Ordinaries

* Miguel Raspanti, S.D.B. (1957.03.13 – retired 1980.01.22), died 1991 *

Justo Oscar Laguna Justo Oscar Laguna (September 25, 1929 – November 3, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a ...

(1980.01.22 – retired 2004.11.30), died 2011 *

Luis Guillermo Eichhorn Luis Guillermo Eichhorn (26 June 1942 – 25 May 2022) was an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church. Eichhorn was born in Gilbert, Entre Ríos, Argentina), son of Doña Emilia D' Angelo and Don Enrique Eichhorn. He was ordained to the ...

(2004.11.30 – retired 2017.06.30), died 2022 * Jorge Vázquez (2017.06.30 – ...)

Coadjutor bishop

* Jorge Vázquez (2017)

Auxiliary bishops

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(1994.04.27 – 1997.05.13), appointed Bishop of Merlo-Moreno *

Carlos Walter Galán Barry Carlos Walter Galán Barry (May 31, 1925 – January 25, 2003) was a prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Morón from 1981 till 1991, when he became archbishop of La Plata, which he remained till his resignation in ...

(1981.02.11 – 1991.05.08), appointed Archbishop of La Plata

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Gerardo Tomás Farrell Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race ca ...

, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Quilmes in 1997 *

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 2001 *

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, appointed Bishop of Cruz del Eje in 2008 *

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(priest here, 1989-1997), appointed Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere in 2013 *

Oscar Eduardo Miñarro Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

(priest here, 1995-1997), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Merlo-Moreno in 2016 *

Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner Fernando Miquel Gil Eisner (8 May 1953 – 17 January 2020) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic bishop. Gil Eisner was born in Uruguay and was ordained to the priesthood in 1983. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salto The Dio ...

(priest here, 1983-1997), appointed Bishop of Salto, Uruguay in 2018

References

Sources and external links

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* Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Buenos Aires

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