The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Curia in Rome. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and A Curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people i Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
There are an estimated 33 million baptised Roman Catholics in Argentina, roughly 89% of the population. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted According to a 1999 study, 78% of Argentinians call themselves Catholics, though many of these are nominal Catholics who only attend church on specific social occasions (weddings, baptism ceremonies, etc. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. ).
For the purposes of the local Catholic hierarchy, the territory of Argentina is divided into 8 Pastoral Regions, and these in turn into variable numbers of dioceses (the Buenos Aires Region is a special case, with other types of divisions). In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The dioceses can be archbishoprics or bishoprics. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight
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Pastoral Regions
- Región Noroeste (NOA) (Northwest Region)
- Región Noreste (NEA) (Northeast Region)
- Región de Cuyo (Cuyo Region)
- Región Centro (Central Region)
- Región Litoral (Littoral Region)
- Región Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Region)
- Región Platense (Platense Region)
- Región Patagonia-Comahue (Patagonia-Comahue Region)
Divisions by region
- Northwest — 10 dioceses: Añatuya, Cafayate, Catamarca, Concepción, Humahuaca, Jujuy, Orán, Salta, Santiago del Estero, and Tucumán
- Northeast — 9 dioceses: Corrientes, Formosa, Goya, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Reconquista, Resistencia, Santo Tomé, San Roque
- Cuyo — 5 dioceses: La Rioja, Mendoza, San Rafael, San Juan de Cuyo, San Luis
- Central — 6 dioceses: Córdoba, Cruz del Eje, Deán Funes, San Francisco, Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Villa María; Greek Melkite Exarchy
- Littoral — 7 dioceses: Concordia, Gualeguaychú, Paraná, Rafaela, Rosario, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Venado Tuerto
- Buenos Aires — 11 dioceses: Avellaneda-Lanús, Buenos Aires, Gregorio de Laferrere, Lomas de Zamora, Merlo-Moreno, Morón, Quilmes, San Isidro, San Martín, San Miguel, San Justo; Military Bishopric; Oriental Ordinariate; 3 eparchies: Armenian Eparchy, Maronite Eparchy, Ukrainian Eparchy
- Platense — 10 dioceses: Azul, Bahía Blanca, Chascomús, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mercedes-Luján, San Nicolás, Santa Rosa, Zárate-Campana
- Patagonia-Comahue — 6 dioceses: Alto Valle del Río Negro, Comodoro Rivadavia, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, San Carlos de Bariloche, Viedma
References
- Pastoral Regions of the Catholic Church in Argentina. The Argentine Northeast ( Noroeste Argentino) is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing mountainous area of central-west Argentina. Littoral refers to the coast of an ocean or sea or to the banks of a river lake or estuary Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. Llao LLaojpg|thumb|250px| Lake Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche, Argentina Comahue is a sub-region of Argentina slightly to the south of the country's centre that covers the northern part of Argentine Patagonia and includes the provinces Añatuya is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Cafayate is a town located at the central zone of the Valles Calchaquíes in the province of Salta, Argentina. San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is a city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río Valle River at the The city of Concepción is the department seat of Chicligasta in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Humahuaca is a city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. It has 11369 inhabitants as per the, and is the head town of the Humahuaca Department San Salvador de Jujuy is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. For the village in Bangladesh see Salta Bangladesh. Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest City in northern Argentina, with a population of 525853 per the. Foto-0065jpg|thumb|216px|The Belgrano Bridge]]Plaza 25 de mayo Corrientes Formosa is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires Goya is a city in the south-east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. Puerto Iguazú is a frontier city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. Reconquista is a city in the north of the, from the provincial capital. The Resistance city in Castilian Resistencia, is a city in northern Argentina, the capital of the Chaco Province, located on a Tributary Santo Tomé is a city in the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. San Roque is a city in Corrientes Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the San Roque Department. La Rioja is the capital city of the Argentine province of La Rioja, located on the east of the province Mendoza (men'dōzə is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. San Rafael is a city in the southern region of the Mendoza Province, Argentina. San Luis is the captial city of San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Cruz del Eje is a city in the. It has about 28000 inhabitants as of the. San Francisco is a city in the east of the province of Córdoba, Argentina, near the border with the province of Santa Fe, on the intersection Río Cuarto is a city in the. Located in the south of the province it has about 144000 inhabitants ( and is an important commercial and agricultural hub Villa María (not to be confused with Villa de María) is the third city in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and the head town of the General San Martín The term Melkite (also written Melchite) is used to refer to various Christian churches and their members originating in the Middle East. San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (usually shortened to Concordia) is a city in the north-east of the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Gualeguaychú may refer to Gualeguaychú Entre Ríos, a city in the province of Entre Ríos Argentina on the left bank of the Gualeguaychú River Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Rafaela is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Venado Tuerto is a city in the south-west of the, 322 km from the provincial capital. Avellaneda is a Port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was Lanús is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located next to the border of Buenos Aires City and within the Metropolitan Moreno Partido is a partido of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, within the Gran Buenos Aires urban Agglomerate. Morón is a city in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, capital of the Morón Partido, located in the Gran Buenos Aires Metropolitan Quilmes is a city in the, with a population over 500000 It's the capital of Quilmes Partido ( Partido de Quilmes) and it's located 17 kilometers away from San Isidro is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina found in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three Ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the Eparchy is an Anglicized Greek word authentically Latinized as eparchia and loosely translating as 'rule over something' but has the following (Refer to List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia) The Armenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic church Sui juris within Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac History Before the Union of Brest See also History of Christianity in Ukraine The Ukrainian Catholic church did not exist as such until the Azul is the head city of the Azul Partido, located at the center of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, 300 km south of Buenos Aires Bahía Blanca is a City located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, head town of Chascomús, is the principal City in Chascomús Partido in eastern Buenos Aires Province in eastern Argentina, located about 123km south La Plata is the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as of the partido of La Plata. Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mercedes is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Luján is a city in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, located 68 kilometres north west of the city of Buenos Aires. San Nicolás de los Arroyos (usually shortened to San Nicolás) is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the western shore Santa Rosa is a city in the Argentine Pampas, and the capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina. Zárate is a city in the northeast of the. It lies on the western shore of the Paraná River, from Buenos Aires. Negro River ( Río Negro) means black river and is the most important river of the Argentine province of Río Negro. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia is a Prelate Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina. Río Gallegos is the capital of the Patagonic province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. San Carlos de Bariloche is a city in the, situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes ( Nahuel Huapi, Gutiérrez Lake, Moreno Viedma is the capital city of the Argentine province of Río Negro and the Adolfo Alsina Department of that province Website of the Argentine Episcopal Conference. The Argentine Episcopal Conference is an Episcopal conference of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina that gathers the Bishops of the country
See also
- List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Argentina. The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina comprises fourteen Ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an Archbishop.
- Religion in Argentina. A majority of the population of Argentina is nominally Roman Catholic.
- State-Church relations in Argentina.