The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Luis, is located in the city of San Luis, capital city of

San Luis Province San Luis () is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country (on the 32° South parallel). Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan. History The ci ...

in the Cuyo region of

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History

On 20 April 1934

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founded the archdiocese as the Vicariate Apostolic of San Juan de Cuyo from territory taken from the Diocese of San Juan de Cuyo.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Pedro Dionisio Tibiletti Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(1934–1945) *

Emilio Antonio di Pasquo Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

(1946–1961), appointed Bishop of Avellaneda *

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(1961–1971) *

Juan Rodolfo Laise Juan Rodolfo Laise OFM Cap (22 February 1926 – 22 July 2019) was an Argentine Catholic bishop. Rodolfo Laise was born in Argentina and was ordained to the priesthood in 1949. He was appointed titular bishop of Iomnium and coadjutor bishop of ...

O.F.M.Cap. (1971–2001) *

Jorge Luis Lona Jorge Luis Lona (23 November 1935 – 19 August 2022) was an Argentine Roman Catholic prelate. Lona was born in Argentina and was ordained to the priesthood in 1979. He served as the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of San Luis in 2000 and 2001 ...

(2001 – February 22, 2011) * Pedro Daniel Martinez Perea (February 22, 2011 – June 9, 2020); previously, had been

Coadjutor Bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...

Gabriel Bernardo Barba In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

(June 9, 2020 -

Coadjutor bishops

, O.F.M.Cap. (1971) *

(2000-2001) *

Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

(2009-2011)

References

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