Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca

Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca

Archidioecesis Sinus Albi

Arquidiócesis de Bahía Blanca
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceBahía Blanca
Statistics
Area82,634 sq mi (214,020 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2012)
  • 743,000
  • 635,000 (85.5%)
Parishes56
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 April 1934 (91 years ago)
CathedralOur Lady of Mercy Cathedral in Bahía Blanca
Patron saintVirgin of Mercy
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopCarlos Azpiroz Costa, OP
Map
Website
arzobispadobahia.org.ar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca (Archidioecesis Sinus Albi) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church with an ecclesiastical province in the eastern region of the national capital's province of Buenos Aires, central Argentina.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see and mother church, located in the city of Bahía Blanca, is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy. Since 12 July 2017 Carlos Azpiroz Costa has been its Archbishop.