Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires is the principal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Argentina’s capital, historically led by prominent church figures including future Pope Francis.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese
metropolitan see
country Argentina
denomination Roman Catholic Church
elevatedToArchdiocese 1866
episcopalConference Argentine Episcopal Conference
establishedAsDiocese 1620
formerOrdinary Jorge Mario Bergoglio
formerOrdinaryBecame Pope Francis
governsTerritory Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
hasCathedral Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
hasClericalLanguage Latin
hasCoadjutorSee Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (coadjutor bishopric)
hasEcclesiasticalProvinceCapital Buenos Aires
hasMajorShrine Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján (within its province influence)
hasNotableArchbishop Antonio Quarracino NERFINISHED
Fermín Lafitte
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Luis Juan María del Castillo Rábago
Raúl Francisco Primatesta (as coadjutor, historically linked)
Santiago Luis Copello
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor Roman Catholics in Buenos Aires
hasPatronSaint Saint Martin of Tours
hasSuffraganDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gregorio de Laferrere
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomas de Zamora
Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilmes
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Justo
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Martín in Argentina
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel in Argentina
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zárate-Campana
hasWebsite https://www.arzbaires.org.ar
isHeadquartersOf Metropolitan see of Buenos Aires
isPartOf Catholic Church in Argentina
isPrincipalEcclesiasticalJurisdictionOf Capital of Argentina
City of Buenos Aires
isSubjectTo Holy See
jurisdictionType archdiocese
languageOfLiturgy Spanish
locatedIn Buenos Aires
metropolitanOf Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires
province Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires
rite Roman Rite
seeAlso Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
affiliation
Antonio Quarracino
diocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires ("Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (coadjutor bishopric)")
hasCoadjutorSee
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
isCathedralOf
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires ("Metropolitan see of Buenos Aires")
isHeadquartersOf
Roman Catholic Diocese of Avellaneda ("Archdiocese of Buenos Aires")
metropolitanSee
Pope Francis ("Archbishop of Buenos Aires")
positionHeld

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