Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires (Archidioecesis Bonaerensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based on the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The Archbishop since 28 February 1998 is Jorge Bergoglio. Its mother church is the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral.

The territory of the Archdiocese has an area of 203 km² and a population of 2,729,610 (2005), of which around 2.5 million are Catholic, served by 182 parishes. It is divided into four zonal vicaries: Flores, Devoto, Belgrano and Centro, in turn subdivided into 20 deaconates.

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La Boca

This neighborhood was born as the first port of the City, its first inhabitants, most of them italian immigrants, built their houses with wood and zinc and painted them with the left over of the painting of the ships. This colorful custom was kept until our days and it made of la Boca one of the most picturesque places of the City. This neighborhood of artists, tango, and soccer (here is located the famous Boca Juniors Stadium) allows us to appreciate in the joy of its colors the nostalgia of the Porteño.