Diocese of Chascomús

Diocese of Chascomús

*Dioecesis Chascomusensis*

Diócesis de Chascomús
Diocese of Chascomús; Dioecesis Chascomusensis; Diócesis de Chascomús
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	La Plata
Metropolitan	La Plata
Statistics
Area	27,115 km2 (10,469 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2023); 408,000; 358,900 (88.0%);
Parishes	27
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 March 1980
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy in Chascomús
Patron saint	Virgin of Mercy; St John the Baptist
Secular priests	22 (19 Diocesan, 3 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juan Liébana
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gustavo Oscar Carrara
Auxiliary Bishops	José María Baliña
Bishops emeritus	Carlos Humberto Malfa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús (Latin: Dioecesis Chascomusensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.

History

On 27 March 1980, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Chascomús from the Archdiocese of La Plata and the Diocese of Mar del Plata.^[1]^[2]

Rodolfo Bufano † (1980–1982), appointed bishop of San Justo
José María Montes † (1983–1996), retired
Juan Carlos Maccarone † (1996–1999), appointed bishop of Santiago del Estero
Carlos Humberto Malfa (2000–2024), retired
Juan Liébana (2024–Present)

↑ "Diocese of Chascomús". catholic-hierarchy.org. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
↑ "Diocese of Chascomús". GCatholic.org. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2013-03-25.