Catholic Church

Also known as: l'Argentine (français), Argentina (Deutsch, español, Italiano, Português, latine), Argentyna (polski), 阿おもね根ね廷 (正體しょうたい中ちゅう文ぶん), アルゼンチン (日本語にほんご)

Continent: South America

Capital: Buenos Aires

Area: 2,736,690 km²

Population: 44,293,293

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Luján (May 8)

Saints: 3 Saints, 16 Blesseds

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

Languages: Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua)

Ethnic Groups: European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) 97.2%, Amerindian 2.4%, African 0.4%

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

Neighbouring Countries: ← Chile , ↑ Bolivia , ↗ Paraguay , ↗ Brazil , → Uruguay , ↘ Falkland Islands , ↘ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Jurisdictions (72): Metr. Archdioceses (14), Dioceses (51), Territorial Prelatures (4), Apostolic Exarchates (1), Ordinariates (1), Military Ordinariates (1)

Roman Rite (67): Alto Valle del 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 Cuarto, 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 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): Ordinariato para los fieles de ritos orientales en Argentina

Cardinals (2 electors/4 total): Karlic (95), Poli (74), Sandri (78), Villalba (87) | All Cardinals

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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.)