Diocese of Quilmes Dioecesis Quilmensis Diócesis de Quilmes | |
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Location | |
Country | Argentina |
Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
Metropolitan | Buenos Aires |
Statistics | |
Area | 503 km2 (194 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,198,000 1,028,000 (85.8%) |
Parishes | 80 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 19 June 1976 (48 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Quilmes |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Carlos José Tissera |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Bishops emeritus | Luis Teodorico Stöckler |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilmes is located in the city of Quilmes, capital of Quilmes Partido, in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. It was established by Pope Paul VI on 19 June 1976.