Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora

Diocese of Lomas de Zamora

*Dioecesis Clivi Zamorensis*

Diócesis de Lomas de Zamora
Diocese of Lomas de Zamora; Dioecesis Clivi Zamorensis; Diócesis de Lomas de Zamora
	Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Paz
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Buenos Aires
Metropolitan	Buenos Aires
Statistics
Area	1,400 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 2,061,548; 1,771,037 (85.9%)
Parishes	53
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	11 February 1957 (67 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Lomas de Zamora
Patron saint	Our Lady of Peace
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mario Aurelio Poli
Auxiliary Bishops	Ignacio Damián Medina
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora (erected 11 February 1957) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

Bishops

Filemón Castellano (1957–1963)
Alejandro Schell (1963–1972)
Desiderio Elso Collino (1972–2001)
Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. (2001–2007 ), appointed Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J. (2008– )

Héctor Gabino Romero (1978–1984), appointed Bishop of Rafaela
José María Arancedo (1988–1991), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata
Juan Carlos Maccarone (1993–1996), appointed Bishop of Chascomús
Jorge Vázquez (2013–2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Morón
Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. (2013); did not take effect
Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell (2014–2020), appointed Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere
Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (2017–2019), appointed Bishop of Río Gallegos
Ignacio Damián Medina (2019-)

Gustavo Arturo Help, appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto in 2000
Luis Alberto Fernández Alara, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 2009

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