Catholic Church

Also known as: l'Argentine (français), Argentina (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português, latine), Argentyna (polski), 阿根廷 (繁體中文), アルゼンチン (日本語)

Continent: South America

Capital: Buenos Aires

Population: 39,145,000

Area: 2,736,690 km²

Patron Saints: Our Lady of Lujan, St. Francis of Solano

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

Motto: En Unión y Libertad (Spanish) (In Union and Liberty)

Neighbouring Countries: Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Falkland Islands , Paraguay , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , Uruguay

Circumscriptions (72): Metr. Archdioceses (13), Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (51), Territorial Prelatures (4), Apostolic Exarchates (1), Ordinariates (1), Military Ordinariates (1)

Roman Rite (67): Alto Valle de Río Negro, Añatuya, Avellaneda – Lanús, Azul, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Cafayate, Catamarca, Chascomús, Comodoro Rivadavia, Concepción, Concordia, Córdoba, Corrientes, Cruz del Eje, Deán Funes, Esquel, Formosa, Goya, Gregorio de Laferrere, Gualeguaychú, Humahuaca, Jujuy, La Plata, La Rioja, Lomas de Zamora, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Mercedes – Luján, Merlo – Moreno, Morón, Neuquén, Nueve de Julio, Oberá, Obispado Castrense de la Argentina, Orán, Paraná, Posadas, Puerto Iguazú, Quilmes, Rafaela, Reconquista, Resistencia, Río Gallegos, Rosario, Salta, San Carlos de Bariloche, San Francisco, San Isidro, San Juan de Cuyo, San Justo, San Luis, San Martín, San Miguel, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, San Rafael, San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Santa Rosa, Santiago del Estero, Santo Tomé, Tucumán, Venado Tuerto, Viedma, Villa de la Concepcíon del Río Cuarto, Villa María, Zárate – Campana

Armenian Church (1): San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Argentina

Maronite Church (1): San Charbel en Buenos Aires

Ukrainian Church (1): Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires

Eastern Rite without proper Ordinary (1): Argentina

Cardinals (2 electors/4 total): Bergoglio (73), Karlic (84), Mejía (87), Sandri (66)

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Apostolic Nunciature: Argentina

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Argentina (C.E.A.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)