Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis
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.
Diocese of San Luis Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Argentina Diócesis de San Luis | |
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 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 (86 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in San Luis |
| Patron saint | St Louis IX |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gabriel Bernardo Barba |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jorge Eduardo Lozano |
| Bishops emeritus | Jorge Luis Lona Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea |
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]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti (1934–1945)
- Emilio Antonio di Pasquo (1946–1961), appointed Bishop of Avellaneda
- Carlos María Cafferata (1961–1971)
- Juan Rodolfo Laise O.F.M.Cap. (1971–2001)
- Jorge Luis Lona (2001 – February 22, 2011)
- Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea (February 22, 2011 – June 9, 2020); previously, had been Coadjutor Bishop
- Gabriel Bernardo Barba (June 9, 2020 -
Coadjutor bishops
- Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M.Cap. (1971)
- Jorge Luis Lona (2000-2011)
- Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea (2009-2011)
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