Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno
Diocese of Merlo-Moreno Dioecesis Merlensis-Morenensis Diócesis de Merlo-Moreno | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mercedes-Luján |
| Metropolitan | Mercedes-Luján |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 301 km2 (116 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 May 1997 (28 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Parroquia Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Eduardo Scheinig |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Merlo-Moreno (erected 13 May 1997) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, having had change of metropolitan from Buenos Aires in 2019.
The patroness is the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
The partidos (departments) that fall into the diocese are Merlo and Moreno.