Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis

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Parishes 47 Rite Roman Rite Country Argentina Metropolitan archbishop Alfonso Delgado Evers		Denomination Roman Catholic Area 76,748 km² Patron saint Louis IX of France

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)385,000365,000 (94.8%) Established 20 April 1934 (82 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in San Luis Bishop Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo

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.

Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti (1934 - 1945)

Emilio Antonio di Pasquo (1946 - 1961)

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 - present); previously, had been Coadjutor Bishop

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