Metropolitan Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2023.05.26 – ...):	Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (55) Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Auxiliary Bishop (2000.07.22 – ...):	Bishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (77) Titular Bishop of Saetabis
Auxiliary Bishop (2014.02.14 – ...):	Bishop Alejandro Daniel Giorgi (64) Titular Bishop of Summa
Auxiliary Bishop (2014.03.05 – ...):	Bishop Ernesto Giobando, S.J. (63) Titular Bishop of Appiaria
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.11.20 – ...):	Bishop Gustavo Oscar Carrara (50) Titular Bishop of Thasbalta

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Buenos Aires (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (55)
(2023.05.26 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)
Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

No apartes tu rostro del pobre

Born:	1968.04.12 (Río Gallegos, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1997.10.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2018.03.03

Priest of San Isidro (Argentina) (1997.10.24 – 2017.11.20)

Titular Bishop of Lacubaza (2017.11.20 – 2019.01.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (Argentina) (2017.11.20 – 2019.01.03)

Bishop of Río Gallegos (Argentina) (2019.01.03 – 2023.05.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2023.05.26 – ...)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (2023.05.26 – ...)

Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (2023.11.28 – ...)

Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli (76)
(2013.03.28 – 2023.05.26)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Ordinary emeritus of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina)

Concédeme Señor un corazón que escuche

Born:	1947.11.29 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1978.11.25
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.04.20
Created Cardinal:	2014.02.22

Priest of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1978.11.25 – 2002.02.08)

Titular Bishop of Abidda (2002.02.08 – 2008.06.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2002.02.08 – 2008.06.24)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (Argentina) (2008.06.24 – 2013.03.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (2013.03.28 – 2023.05.26)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (2013.03.28 – 2023.05.26)

Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (2013.05.04 – 2023.11.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino (2014.02.22 [2014.02.23] – ...)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2014.11.11 – 2021.11.09)

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (86) (later Pope Francis)
(1998.02.28 – 2013.03.13)

Supreme Pontiff
Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Miserando atque eligendo

Born:	1936.12.17 (Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1969.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.06.27
Created Cardinal:	2001.02.21
Elected as Supreme Pontiff:	2013.03.13
Installed as Supreme Pontiff:	2013.03.19

Priest of Society of Jesus (Jesuits) (1969.12.13 – 1992.05.20)

Titular Bishop of Auca (1992.05.20 – 1997.06.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1992.05.20 – 1997.06.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1997.06.03 – 1998.02.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1998.02.28 – 2013.03.13)

Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (1998.02.28 – 2013.03.13)

Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (1998.11.06 – 2013.03.13)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino (2001.02.21 [2001.10.14] – 2013.03.13)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2002 – 2005)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (2005.11.08 – 2011.11.08)

Supreme Pontiff (2013.03.13 [2013.03.19] – ...)

Prefect of Dicastery for Evangelisation (2022.06.05 – ...)

Cardinal Antonio Quarracino
(1990.07.10 – 1998.02.28)

Ipsi gloria

Born:	1923.08.08 (Pollica, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1945.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.04.08
Created Cardinal:	1991.06.28
Died:	1998.02.28 (Buenos Aires, Argentina † 74)

Priest of Mercedes (Argentina) (1945.12.22 – 1962.02.03)

Bishop of Nueve de Julio (Argentina) (1962.02.03 – 1968.08.03)

Bishop of Avellaneda (Argentina) (1968.08.03 – 1985.12.18)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (1979 – 1983)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1983 – 1987)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1985.12.18 – 1990.07.10)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1990 – 1996)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1990.07.10 – 1998.02.28)

Ordinary of Argentina of the Eastern Rite (Argentina) (1990.11.20 – 1998.02.28)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle (1991.06.28 – 1998.02.28)

Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu
(1975.04.22 – 1990.07.10)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1912.02.11 (Reducción, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1934.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.12.15
Created Cardinal:	1976.05.24
Died:	2004.11.18 (Buenos Aires, Argentina † 92)

Priest of Río Cuarto (Argentina) (1934.10.28 – 1946.10.07)

Titular Bishop of Platæa (1946.10.07 – 1953.08.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1946.10.07 – 1953.08.28)

Bishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1953.08.28 – 1957.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tucumán (Argentina) (1957.02.11 – 1967.06.14)

Titular Archbishop of Turres in Byzacena (1967.06.14 – 1975.04.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1967.06.14 – 1975.04.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1975.04.22 – 1990.07.10)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini (1976.05.24 – 2004.11.18)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1982 – 1985)

Cardinal Antonio Caggiano
(1959.08.15 – 1975.04.22)

Impendam et superimpendar

Born:	1889.01.30 (Coronda, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1912.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1935.03.17
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1979.10.23 (Buenos Aires, Argentina † 90)

Bishop of Rosario (Argentina) (1934.09.13 – 1959.08.15)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1946.02.22 – 1979.10.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Argentina (1958 – 1970)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1959.08.15 – 1975.04.22)

Military Vicar of Argentina (Argentina) (1959.12.14 – 1975.04.22)

Archbishop Fermín Emilio Lafitte
(1959.03.25 – 1959.08.08)

Born:	1888.11.02 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1911.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.10.16
Died:	1959.08.08 († 70)

Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1927.07.07 – 1934.04.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1934.04.20 – 1958.01.20)

Military Vicar of Argentina (Argentina) (1957 – 1959)

Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia (1958.01.20 – 1959.03.25)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1958.01.20 – 1959.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1959.03.25 – 1959.08.08)

Cardinal Santiago Luis Copello
(1932.09.20 – 1959.03.25)

Veni Domine Jesu

Born:	1880.01.07 (San Isidro, Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1902.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1919.03.30
Created Cardinal:	1935.12.16
Died:	1967.02.09 (Roma, Italy † 87)

Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1918.11.08 – 1928.05.15)

Titular Bishop of Aulon (1918.11.08 – 1932.09.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1928.05.15 – 1932.09.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1932.09.20 – 1959.03.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1935.12.19 – 1959.12.14)

Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1959.03.25 – 1967.02.09)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso (1959.12.14 – 1967.02.09)

Archbishop José María Bottaro y Hers, O.F.M.
(1926.09.09 – 1932.07.20)

Pax et bonum

Born:	1859.10.24 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1886.09.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.12.05
Died:	1935.05.11 († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1926.09.09 – 1932.07.20)

Titular Archbishop of Macra (1932.07.20 – 1935.05.11)

Archbishop Mariano Antonio Espinosa
(1900.08.24 – 1923.04.08)

Born:	1844.07.02 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1868.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1893.10.22
Died:	1923.04.08 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis (1893.06.15 – 1898.02.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1893.06.15 – 1898.02.08)

Bishop of La Plata (Argentina) (1898.02.08 – 1900.08.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1900.08.24 – 1923.04.08)

Archbishop Vladislas Castellano
(1895.09.12 – 1900.02.06)

Born:	1834.11.23 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1858
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.11.30
Died:	1900.02.06 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Anchialus (1892.09.24 – 1895.09.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Argentina) (1892.09.24 – 1895.09.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1895.09.12 – 1900.02.06)

Archbishop Federico León Aneiros
(1873.07.25 – 1894.09.03)

Born:	1826.06.28 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1848.10.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.10.23
Died:	1894.09.03 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Aulon (1870.03.02 – 1873.07.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1870.03.02 – 1873.07.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1873.07.25 – 1894.09.03)

Archbishop Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos
(1866.03.05 – 1870.07.28)

Born:	1799.11.26 (Argentina)
Consecrated Bishop:	1835.06.21
Died:	1870.07.28 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Aulon (1832.07.02 – 1854.06.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1832.07.02 – 1854.06.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1854.06.23 – 1866.03.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1866.03.05 – 1870.07.28)

Archbishop Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos
(1854.06.23 – 1866.03.05)

(see above)

Bishops of Buenos Aires (Roman Rite)

Bishop Mariano Medrano y Cabrera
(1829.10.07 – 1851.04.07)

Born:	1767 (Argentina)
Consecrated Bishop:	1830.09.26
Died:	1851.04.07 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Aulon (1829.10.07 – 1832.07.02)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1829.10.07 – 1851.04.07)

Bishop Benito Lué y Riega
(1802.08.09 – 1812.03.22)

Born:	1753.03.12 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1803.05.29
Died:	1812.03.22 († 59)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1802.08.09 – 1812.03.22)

Bishop Pedro Inocencio Bejarano
(1797.07.03 – 1801.02.23)

Born:	1750.07.28 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1798.06.17
Died:	1818.12.13 († 68)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1797.07.03 – 1801.02.23)

Bishop of Sigüenza (Spain) (1801.02.23 – 1818.12.13)

Bishop Manuel Azamor y Ramírez
(1785.06.27 – 1796.10.02)

Born:	1733.10.22 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1786.10.15
Died:	1796.10.02 († 62)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1785.01.27] 1785.06.27 – 1796.10.02)

Bishop Sebastián Malvar y Pinto, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1777.12.15 – 1783.12.15)

Born:	1720.11.23 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1778.04.19
Died:	1795.09.25 († 74)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1777.10.19] 1777.12.15 – 1783.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1783.12.15 – 1795.09.25)

Bishop Manuel Antonio de la Torre
(1762.07.14 – 1776.10.20)

Born:	1705.01.01 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1757.07.25
Died:	1776.10.20 († 71)

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) ([1756.03.23] 1756.05.24 – 1762.07.14)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1762.07.14 – 1776.10.20)

Bishop José Antonio Basurco y Herrera
(1757.05.23 – 1761.02.05)

Born:	1705.06.02 (Argentina)
Consecrated Bishop:	1759.05.02
Died:	1761.02.05 († 55)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1757.04.02] 1757.05.23 – 1761.02.05)

Bishop Cayetano Marcellano y Agramont (later Archbishop)
(1749.04.21 – 1757.05.23)

Born:	1697
Consecrated Bishop:	1750.08.02
Died:	1760.08.28 († 62)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1749.01.23] 1749.04.21 – 1757.05.23)

Bishop of Trujillo (Peru) (1757.05.23 – 1758.03.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1758.03.13 – 1760.08.28)

Bishop José de Peralta Barrionuevo y Rocha Benavídez, O.P.
(1738.06.23 – 1746.06.14)

Born:	1699.04.24 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:	1740.11
Died:	1746.11.17 († 47)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1738.05.19] 1738.06.23 – 1746.06.14)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1746.06.14 – 1746.11.17)

Bishop Juan de Arregui, O.F.M.
(1730.11.22 – 1736.12.19)

Born:	1664 (Argentina)
Consecrated Bishop:	1733.01.25
Died:	1736.12.19 († 71)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1730.11.22 – 1736.12.19)

Bishop Pedro de Fajardo, O.SS.T.
(1713.05.22 – 1729.12.16)

Born:	1664 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1716.01.19
Died:	1729.12.16 († 64)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1713.05.22 – 1729.12.16)

Bishop Gabriel de Aguirre y Gutiérrez, O.F.M.
(1712.06.23 – 1716.01.14)

Born:	1654.03.23
Died:	1724.10.09 († 70)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1712.06.23 – 1716.01.14)

Bishop of Cusco (Peru) (1716.01.14 – 1724.10.09)

Bishop Antonio de Azcona Imberto
(1676.10.19 – 1700.02.19)

Born:	1617 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1677.06
Died:	1700.02.19 († 82)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1676.05.09] 1676.10.19 – 1700.02.19)

Bishop Cristóbal de la Mancha y Velazco, O.P.
(1642.01.13 – 1673.07.04)

Born:	1600 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:	1645.11.30
Died:	1673.07.04 († 72)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) ([1641.08.31] 1642.01.13 – 1673.07.04)

Bishop Cristóbal de Aresti Martínez de Aguilar, O.S.B.
(1635.12.03 – 1641)

Born:	1578 (Spain)
Died:	1641 († 63)

Bishop of Paraguay (Paraguay) (1629.02.12 – 1635.12.03)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1635.12.03 – 1641)

Bishop Pedro Carranza Salinas, O. Carm.
(1620.03.30 – 1632.02.29)

Born:	1567 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1621.06.29
Died:	1632.02.29 († 64)

Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1620.03.30 – 1632.02.29)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (86) (later Pope Francis) (1997.06.03 – 1998.02.28)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Juan Carlos Aramburu (later Cardinal) (1967.06.14 – 1975.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José María Baliña (64) (2015.01.16 – 2023.11.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Carlos Ares (59) (2014.11.17 – 2023.05.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. (71) (2010.03.15 – 2013.12.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Alberto Fernández Alara (77) (2009.01.24 – 2013.09.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Enrique Eguía Seguí (60) (2008.09.04 – 2023.10.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana (77) (2006.05.24 – 2009.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raúl Martín (66) (2006.03.01 – 2013.09.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Eduardo Horacio García (67) (2003.06.21 – 2014.11.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mario Aurelio Poli (76) (later Cardinal) (2002.02.08 – 2008.06.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Antonio Gentico (2001.03.21 – 2007.04.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano (68) (later Archbishop) (2000.01.04 – 2005.12.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul (1999.03.16 – 2008.12.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo (1994.06.25 – 2003.05.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Luis Mollaghan (77) (later Archbishop) (1993.07.22 – 2000.05.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raúl Omar Rossi (1992.05.20 – 2000.02.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. (86) (later Pope Francis) (1992.05.20 – 1997.06.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Héctor Rubén Aguer (80) (later Archbishop) (1992.02.26 – 1998.06.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Rubén Oscar Frassia (77) (1992.02.26 – 1993.07.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Héctor Villalba (89) (later Cardinal) (1984.10.20 – 1991.07.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Eduardo Vicente Mirás (later Archbishop) (1984.03.01 – 1993.11.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Domingo Salvador Castagna (92) (later Archbishop) (1978.11.24 – 1984.08.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Arnaldo Clemente Canale (1977.06.10 – 1990.07.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Manuel Lorenzo (1977.06.10 – 1983.11.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mario José Serra (1975.05.28 – 2002.02.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B. (1975.05.28 – 1992.04.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Horacio Alberto Bózzoli (later Archbishop) (1975.04.05 – 1978.07.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Oscar Félix Villena (1962.07.26 – 1970.02.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Augusto Cárdenas (1962.04.07 – 1975.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ernesto Segura (1962.04.07 – 1972.03.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Carlos Carreras (1962.04.07 – 1965.06.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. (1960.01.27 – 1975.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Guillermo Bolatti (later Archbishop) (1957.02.02 – 1961.07.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Menéndez (1956.10.25 – 1961.06.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Manuel Tato (1948.11.13 – 1961.07.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Tomás Juan Carlos Solari (later Archbishop) (1943.08.23 – 1948.09.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antonio Rocca (1936.06.27 – 1975.04.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Santiago Luis Copello (later Cardinal) (1928.05.15 – 1932.09.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Fortunado Devoto (1927.09.02 – 1941.06.29)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Miguel de Andrea (1919.12.18 – 1960.06.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco Alberti (later Archbishop) (1917 – 1921.07.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gregorio Ignazio Romero (1899.06.19 – 1915.02.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada (1898.04.21 – 1900.12.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mariano Antonio Espinosa (later Archbishop) (1893.06.15 – 1898.02.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Agustín Boneo (1893.06.15 – 1898.02.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Miguel Moises Araoz (1871.10.27 – 1883)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Federico León Aneiros (later Archbishop) (1870.03.02 – 1873.07.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos (later Archbishop) (1832.07.02 – 1854.06.23)