Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis

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.

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 km^2 (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 (86 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in San Luis
Patron saint	St Louis IX
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Gabriel Bernardo Barba
Metropolitan Archbishop	Jorge Eduardo Lozano
Bishops emeritus	Jorge Luis Lona Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea

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]

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti (1934–1945)
• Emilio Antonio di Pasquo (1946–1961), appointed Bishop of Avellaneda
• 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 – June 9, 2020); previously, had been Coadjutor Bishop
• Gabriel Bernardo Barba (June 9, 2020 -

Coadjutor bishops

• Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M.Cap. (1971)
• Jorge Luis Lona (2000-2011)
• Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea (2009-2011)

References

1. "Diocese of San Luis". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-19. ^{[self-published]}