Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis

Diocese of San Luis
Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Argentina
Diócesis de San Luis

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province San Juan de Cuyo
Metropolitan San Juan de Cuyo
Statistics
Area 76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
385,000
365,000 (94.8%)
Parishes 47
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 20 April 1934 (81 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in San Luis
Patron saint St Louis IX
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea
Metropolitan Archbishop Alfonso Delgado Evers
Emeritus Bishops Jorge Luis Lona

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis, is located in the city of San Luis, capital city of San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina.

History

On 20 April 1934 Pope Pius XI founded the archdiocese as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyo from territory taken from the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo.[1]

Ordinaries

References

  1. "Diocese of San Luis". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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