Roman Catholic Diocese of Zárate-Campana
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Diocese of Zárate-Campana Dioecesis Zaratensis-Campanensis Diócesis de Zárate-Campana |
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | La Plata |
| Metropolitan | La Plata |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,903 km2 (2,279 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 900,000 636,000 (90.9%) |
| Parishes | 38 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 April 1976 (41 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Florentina in Campana |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Lord in Belén de Escobar |
| Patron saint |
Our Lady of Luján Saint Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Maria Laxague |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor Rubén Aguer |
| Emeritus Bishops | Rafael Eleuterio Rey, Oscar Sarlinga |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zárate-Campana (Latin: Dioecesis Zaratensis-Campanensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina, in central Argentina on the Atlantic coast.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Santa Florentina, dedicated to Saint Florentina, in Campana and it also has a co-cathedral: Cocatedral Natividad del Señor, dedicated to the Nativity of Our Lord, in Belén de Escobar, also in Buenos Aires Province.
It was created by Pope Paul VI on 21 April 1976, by the Papal Bulla "Qui consilio divino" as Diocese of Zárate–Campana / Zaraten(sis)–Campanen(sis) (Latin adjective), on territories split off from the Diocese of San Isidro and from the Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos. The first bishop, Claretian Mgr. Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, chosen by Paul VI on 21 April 1976, received his episcopal consecration and took possession of the see on 4 July 1976.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 660,000 Catholics (90.7% of 728,000 total) on 5,924 km² in 33 parishes and 89 missions with 88 priests (53 diocesan, 35 religious), 13 deacons, 178 lay religious (88 brothers, 90 sisters) and 27 seminarians.
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