Diocese of San Luis

Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Argentina

Diócesis de San Luis
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Juan de Cuyo
MetropolitanSan Juan de Cuyo
Statistics
Area76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
385,000
365,000 (94.8%)
Parishes47
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 April 1934 (89 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in San Luis
Patron saintSt Louis IX
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGabriel Bernardo Barba
Metropolitan ArchbishopJorge Eduardo Lozano
Bishops emeritusPedro Daniel Martinez Perea

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]

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

References

  1. "Diocese of San Luis". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-19. [self-published]



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