Denomination Roman Catholic Area 63,839 km² Province Mendoza Province | Parishes 62 Phone +54 261 429-4885 | |
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)1,373,0001,145,000 (83.4%) Established 20 April 1934 (82 years ago) Similar Parroquia San Agustín, Parroquia Inmacula Corazón, Parroquia Se or del Milagro Y, Tapiceria Virgen De Lourdes, Jesuitas Templo del Sagrado | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mendoza (Latin: Archidioecesis Mendozensis) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Neuquén and San Rafael.
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History
On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Mendoza from the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo. It lost territory to the Diocese of San Rafael when it was created in 1961. At the same time, the Diocese of Mendoza was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope John XXIII on 10 April 1961.
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