Diocese of Merlo-Moreno Dioecesis Merlensis-Morenensis Diócesis de Merlo-Moreno | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mercedes-Luján |
| Metropolitan | Mercedes-Luján |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 May 1997 (28 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Parroquia Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Juan José Chaparro Stivanello [es],C.M.F. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Eduardo Scheinig [es] |
| Map | |
The Roman CatholicDiocese of Merlo-Moreno (erected 13 May 1997) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of theArchdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, having had change of metropolitan from Buenos Aires in 2019.
Thepatroness is theBlessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
Thepartidos (departments) that fall into the diocese areMerlo andMoreno.