Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici Potosiensis Arquidiócesis de San Luis Potosí | |
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 Catedral Metropolitana de San Luis Rey | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Luis Potosí |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,504 sq mi (19,440 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,925,000 1,845,000 (95.8%) |
| Parishes | 107 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 31 August 1854 (167 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Louis the King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| Bishops emeritus | Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez |
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| Website | |
| www.iglesiapotosina.org | |
The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici Potosiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. A metropolitan see, its ecclesiastical province contains three suffragan dioceses: Ciudad Valles, Matehuala and Zacatecas. The cathedra is found within the Cathedral of St. Louis the King in the episcopal see of San Luis Potosí.
On 3 April 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed as the next Archbishop of San Luis Potosí , Bishop José Carlos Cabrero Romero, a native of the archdiocese.[1]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1854–1868)
- (1869–1872)
- (1873–1883)
- Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1884–1921)
- (1922–1930)
- Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova (1931–1941), appointed Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León
- (1941–1958)
- (1958–1967)
- (1968–1972), appointed Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán
- (1972–1986)
- Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1987–1999) – Archbishop emeritus[2]
- (1999–2012) – Archbishop emeritus
- (since 2012)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- José Luis Dibildox Martínez, appointed Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua in 1993
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco, México in 2001
- Lucas Martínez Lara, appointed Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí in 2006
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2010
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29020.php?index=29020&lang=en
- ^ "Fallece Arturo Antonio Szymanski primer arzobispo de San Luis Potosí" [Arturo Antonio Szymanski, first archbishop of San Luis Potosi, dies], El Sol de San Luis (in Spanish), May 29, 2018
External links and references[]
- "Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in Mexico | |
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Coordinates: 22°09′06″N 100°58′34″W / 22.1517°N 100.9760°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Luis Potosí
- Religious organizations established in 1854
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- 1854 establishments in Mexico