Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca Archidioecesis Sinus Albi Arquidiócesis de Bahía Blanca | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy | |
| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bahía Blanca |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 82,634 sq mi (214,020 km2) |
Population
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| 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 |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| arzobispadobahia.org.ar | |
TheArchdiocese of Bahía Blanca (Archidioecesis Sinus Albi) is aLatin Churchmetropolitan 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.
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.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese hassuffragan sees encompassing all of the administrative Provinces ofPatagonia andTierra del Fuego, notably :