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Latin Catholic territory in Argentina

Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca Archidioecesis Sinus Albi Arquidiócesis de Bahía Blanca

Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Bahía Blanca
Statistics
Area	82,634 sq mi (214,020 km²)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 743,000 635,000 (85.5%)
Parishes	56
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 April 1934 (91 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady of Mercy Cathedral inBahía Blanca
Patron saint	Virgin of Mercy
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Carlos Azpiroz Costa, OP
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Website
arzobispadobahia.org.ar

TheArchdiocese of Bahía Blanca (Archidioecesis Sinus Albi) is aLatin Church metropolitan archdiocese of theCatholic Church with anecclesiastical province in the eastern region of the national capital'sprovince ofBuenos Aires, centralArgentina.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see andmother church, located in the city ofBahía Blanca, is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy. Since 12 July 2017Carlos Azpiroz Costa has been itsArchbishop.

Extent and statistics

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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 thepartidos (municipalities) of Adolfo Alsina, Adolfo González Chávez, Bahía Blanca, Coronel Dorrego, Coronel de Marina Leonardo Rosales, Coronel Pringles, Coronel Suárez, Daireaux, Guaminí, Monte Hermoso, Patagones, Puán, Saavedra, San Cayetano, Tornquist, Tres Arroyos and Villarino.

Ecclesiastical province of Bahía Blanca

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese hassuffragan sees encompassing all of the administrative Provinces ofPatagonia andTierra del Fuego, notably :

History

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It was erected asDiocese of Bahía Blanca / Sinus Albi (Latin) on 20 April 1934 byPope Pius XI's bullNobilis Argentinae nationis, on territory split off from theArchdiocese of La Plata. Its first bishop was Leandro Bautista Astelarra (1934–1943).
It was elevated asMetropolitan Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca / Sinus Albi (Latin) on 11 February 1957 byPope Pius XII's bullQuandoquidem adoranda, having lost territories to establishDiocese of Mar del Plata and (as its suffragan)Diocese of Santa Rosa.
It enjoyed aPapal visit fromPope John Paul II in April 1987.

Bishops

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Episcopal Ordinaries

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Suffragan Bishops of Bahía Blanca

Leandro Bautista Astelarra (13 September 1934 – death 24 August 1943)
Germiniano Esorto (2 November 1946 – 31 May 1972see below), previouslyTitular Bishop ofBirtha (1943.08.23 – 1946.11.02) asAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1943.08.23 – 1946.11.02)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Bahía Blanca

Germiniano Esorto (see above 2 November 1946 – retired 31 May 1972)
Jorge Mayer (31 May 1972 – retired 31 May 1991) died 2010: previously Bishop ofSanta Rosa (Argentina) (1957.03.13 – 1972.05.31)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Emilio Ogñénovich (1979.10.01 – 1982.06.08),Titular Bishop ofMibiarca (1979.10.01 – 1982.06.08), later 'last' Suffragan Bishop ofMercedes (Argentina) (1982.06.08 – 1989.05.10), (see) restyled Bishop ofMercedes–Luján (1989.05.10 – 1997.11.21), (see) promoted first Archbishop ofMercedes–Luján (1997.11.21 – retired 2000.03.07), died 2012
- Auxiliary Bishop: José Vittorio Tommasí (1984.11.19 – 1991.08.28), Titular Bishop ofEquizetum (1984.11.19 – 1991.08.28); later Bishop ofNueve de Julio (Argentina) (1991.08.28 – death 1998.09.16)
Rómulo García (31 May 1991 – retired 15 June 2002), died 2005; previously Titular Bishop ofUzita (1975.08.09 – 1976.01.19) as Auxiliary Bishop ofDiocese 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 ofRotdon (1998.04.15 – 2003.03.19); next Bishop ofAlto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina) (2003.03.19 – retired 2010.02.10)
Guillermo José Garlatti (11 March 2003 – retired 12 July 2017); previouslyTitular Bishop ofAquæ regiæ (1994.08.27 – 1997.02.20) as Auxiliary Bishop ofArchdiocese of La Plata (Argentina) (1994.08.27 – 1997.02.20), Bishop ofSan Rafael (Argentina) (1997.02.20 – 2003.03.11)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Pedro María Laxague (2006.11.14 – 2015.11.03),Titular Bishop ofCastra Severiana (2006.11.14 – 2015.11.03); next Bishop ofZárate–Campana (Argentina) (2015.11.03 – ...)
Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa,Dominican Order (O.P.) (12 July 2017 – ...), previously Master (General Superior) of theOrder of Preachers (O.P., Dominicans) (2001.07.14 – 2010.09.05),Grand Chancellor ofPontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) (2001.07.14 – 2010.09.05),Coadjutor Archbishop of Bahía Blanca (2015.11.03 – succession 2017.07.12).