The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí () is a

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ecclesiastical jurisdiction or

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of the

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Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. A

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, its

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contains three suffragan dioceses:

Ciudad Valles Ciudad Valles is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is located in the eastern part of the state (), in the cultural region of Huasteca. The city is also the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the s ...

Matehuala Matehuala is a city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, situated at an elevation of about 1,500 m. Matehuala is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name, located in the northern part of the state, on the border with ...

and

Zacatecas Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...

. The

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is found within the Cathedral of St. Louis the King in the

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San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí. It ...

Bishops

* Pedro Barajas y Moreno (1854–1868) * Manuel del Conde y Blanco (1869–1872) * José Nicanor Corona e Izarraraz (1873–1883) *

Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean *Jose ben Halafta *J ...

(1884–1921) *

Miguel María de la Mora y Mora --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

(1922–1930) *

Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People * Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanis ...

(1931–1941), appointed Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León * Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1941–1958) * Luis Cabrera Cruz (1958–1967) *

Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa Cucunuchi ( – 1838), baptized as Estanislao, was an indigenous ''alcalde'' of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokuts people of northern California. He is famous for leading bands of armed Native Ameri ...

(1968–1972), appointed Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán *

Ezequiel Perea Sánchez Ezequiel is a given name, the Spanish version of Ezekiel. Notable people with the name include: People * Ezequiel Adamovsky (born 1971), Argentine historian and political activist * Ezequiel Alejo Carboni (born 1979), is an Argentine midfielder ...

(1972–1986) * Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1987–1999) * Luis Morales Reyes (1999–2012) – Archbishop emeritus * Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero (2012–2022) – Archbishop emeritus * Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (2022–present) ;Other priests of this diocese who became bishops *

José Luis Dibildox Martínez José Luis Dibildox Martín (20 July 1943 – 31 August 2018) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop. Dibildox Martín was born in Mexico and was ordained to the priesthood in 1968. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara, ...

, appointed Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua in 1993 *

Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco, México in 2001 *

Lucas Martínez Lara Lucas Martínez Lara (13 March 1946 – 9 April 2016) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1968, Martinez Lara was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matehuala, Mexico in 2006; he died while still in of ...

, appointed Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí in 2006 * Andrés Vargas Peña, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2010

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:San Luis Potosi Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico A Religious organizations established in 1854 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century 1854 establishments in Mexico

Bishops

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