Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina

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.

Ordinaries

 * Mariano Antonio Espinosa (1898–1900), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires
 * Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada (1900–1921)
 * Francisco Alberti (1921–1938)
 * Juan Pascual Chimento (1938–1946)
 * Tomás Juan Carlos Solari (1948–1954)
 * Antonio José Plaza (1955–1985)
 * Antonio Quarracino (1985–1990), appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Cardinal in 1991)
 * Carlos Walter Galán Barry (1991–2000)
 * Héctor Rubén Aguer (2000–2018)
 * Víctor Manuel Fernández (2018 – 2023)
 * Gabriel Antonio Mestre (2023 – )

Coadjutor archbishop

 * Héctor Rubén Aguer (1998–2000)

Auxiliary bishops

 * Francisco Alberti (1899–1917), appointed Bishop here
 * Santiago Luis Copello (1918–1928), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires; future Cardinal
 * Juan Pascual Chimento (1928–1934), appointed Bishop of Mercedes (later returned here as Archbishop)
 * Anunciado Serafini (1935–1939), appointed Bishop of Mercedes
 * Germiniano Esorto (1943–1946), appointed Bishop of Bahía Blanca
 * Enrique Rau (1951–1954), appointed Bishop of Resistencia
 * Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1957–1961), appointed Bishop of San Rafael; future Cardinal
 * Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1964–1972), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata; future Cardinal
 * Octavio Nicolás Derisi (1970–1984)
 * Mario Picchi, S.D.B. (1975–1978), appointed Bishop of Venado Tuerto
 * José María Montes (1978–1983), appointed Bishop of Chascomús
 * Guillermo José Garlatti (1994–1997), appointed Bishop of San Rafael
 * Antonio Marino (2003–2011), appointed Bishop of Mar del Plata
 * Nicolás Baisi (2010–2020), appointed Bishop of Puerto Iguazú
 * Alberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A. (2012–
 * Jorge Esteban González (2020–

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

 * Miguel d’Andrea, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires in 1919
 * Alejandro Schell (priest here, 1922–1957), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Lomas de Zamora in 1958

External links and references

 * Arzobispado de La Plata official site