Ecclesiastical province San Juan de Cuyo Denomination Roman Catholic Established 1826 (191 years ago) Phone +54 264 427-3530 | Parishes 41 Area 89,651 km² | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)664,000608,000 (91.6%) Patron saints John the Baptist, Ignatius of Loyola Similar Diario de Cuyo, Inmacula Concepci, Parroquia Nuestra Señora d, Cámara de Diputados ‑ Legislatur, Holy Trinity Parish | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo) is a metropolitan diocese in Argentina. Its suffragan sees include La Rioja and San Luis.
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History
In 1826 Pope Leo XII founded the archdiocese as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyothe from territory taken from the Diocese of Córdoba del Tucumán. Pope Gregory XVI elevated it to a diocese on 19 September 1834. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Pius XI on 20 April 1934. On the same date it lost territory to create the dioceses of Mendoza and San Luis.
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