Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús

Dioecesis Avellanediensis-Lanusensis

Diócesis de Avellaneda-Lanús
Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceBuenos Aires
MetropolitanBuenos Aires
Statistics
Area98 km2 (38 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 794,485
  • 635,588 (80%)
Parishes50
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 April 1961 (64 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption in Avellaneda
Patron saintSt Teresa of Ávila
Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMarcelo Julián Margni
Metropolitan ArchbishopJorge Ignacio García Cuerva
Bishops emeritusRubén Oscar Frassia

The Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús (erected 10 April 1961, as the Diocese of Avellaneda) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. It was renamed on 24 April 2001.