Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata Archidioecesis Metropolitae Platensis Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de La Plata | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,652 km2 (1,796 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 750,000 637,500 (85%) |
| Parishes | 65 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 February 1897 (127 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception St Pontian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gabriel Antonio Mestre |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Bishops emeritus | Héctor Rubén Aguer |
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata (erected 15 February 1897, as the Diocese of La Plata) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese and its suffragan sees are Azul, Chascomús, and Mar del Plata. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.