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Diocese of San Luis

Dioecesis Sancti Ludovici in Argentina



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 April 1934
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 76,748 (29,643 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Avda. Presidente Illia 268, D5700IEP San Luis, Argentina
  • Telephone: (0266)4422.415
  • Fax: 4430.139

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 April 1934ErectedDiocese of San Juan de Cuyo (San Luis, Saladillo, San Roque, Villa Mercedes, Nueva Galia, Renca, Santa Rosa, San Martin, San Francisco, and Lujan) Diocese of San Luis (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950197,000200,00098.5%279365,472115613ap1951
1966197,200197,200100.0%2618444,481187515ap1967
1970179,000.0%2715420178821ap1971
1976180,500190,00095.0%2212345,308148021ap1977
1980189,900195,00097.4%2315384,997176028ap1981
1990214,000229,00093.4%4012524,115186834ap1991
1999322,000345,00093.3%5015654,953167540ap2000
2000326,000350,00093.1%5114655,015168942ap2001
2001300,000320,00093.8%6215773,896178947ap2002
2002341,000366,00093.2%5512675,089198943ap2003
2003343,000368,00093.2%5514694,971207843ap2004
2004347,496370,00093.9%5510655,346149346ap2005
2010365,000385,00094.8%686744,9321116947ap2011
2014377,000401,00094.0%748824,5971138047ap2015
2017393,000437,00089.9%7910894,41513110047ap2018
2020461,575450,500102.5%8110915,0722419847ap2021*

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 257, to Page 263

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