Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis

Diocese of San Luis

*Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Argentina*

Diócesis de San Luis
Diocese of San Luis; Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Argentina; Diócesis de San Luis
	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	San Juan de Cuyo
Metropolitan	San Juan de Cuyo
Statistics
Area	76,748 km2 (29,633 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010); 385,000; 365,000 (94.8%)
Parishes	47
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 April 1934 (87 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in San Luis
Patron saint	St Louis IX
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Eduardo Lozano
Bishops emeritus	;

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]

(1934–1945)
(1946–1961), appointed Bishop of Avellaneda
(1961–1971)
Juan Rodolfo Laise O.F.M.Cap. (1971–2001)
(2001 – February 22, 2011)
(February 22, 2011 – June 9, 2020); previously, had been Coadjutor Bishop
(June 9, 2020 -

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