The Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno (erected 13 May 1997) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, having had change of metropolitan from Buenos Aires in 2019. The

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is the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. The partidos (

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) that fall into the diocese are Merlo and

Moreno Moreno may refer to: Places Argentina * Moreno (Buenos Aires Metro), a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Metro *Moreno, Buenos Aires, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * Moreno Department, a depatnent of Santiago del Estero Province, ...

Bishops

Ordinaries

* (1997–2012); he resigned and Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro was named

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on Tuesday, 26 June 2012 *

Fernando Carlos Maletti Fernando Carlos Maletti (17 March 1949 – 8 March 2022) was an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church in Argentina. He served as bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche from 2001 until 2013 and as the bishop of Merlo-Moreno from 2013 until his ...

(2013–2022) * , C.M.F. (2022– )

Auxiliary bishop

* (2016– )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* , appointed Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere in 2013 * Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, appointed Bishop of Salto, Uruguay in 2018

External links and references

Cathedral Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary – Cathedral of Merlo-Moreno
* Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Mercedes-Luján Christian organizations established in 1997 Merlo Partido Moreno Partido Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Argentina-RC-diocese-stub