Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo) is a Latin rite metropolitan diocese in Argentina.

Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo

Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo

Arquidiócesis de San Juan de Cuyo
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Juan de Cuyo
Statistics
Area89,651 km2 (34,614 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
664,000
608,000 (91.6%)
Parishes41
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1826 (197–198 years ago)
CathedralSan Juan de Cuyo Cathedral
Patron saintSt John the Baptist
St Clement I
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlfonso Delgado Evers
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

Its archiepiscopal seat is San Juan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Juan Bautista), dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, in San Juan, Argentina. The city also has a minor basilica: the Basílica di Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, or the Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 638,183 Catholics (91.0% of 701,000 total) on 89,615 km² in 43 parishes and 216 missions with 96 priests (80 diocesan, 16 religious), 8 deacons, 85 lay religious (17 brothers, 68 sisters) and 21 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

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The Metropolitan's suffragan sees are :

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Apostolic Vicar of San Juan de Cuyo
  1. Justo Santa María de Oro, O.P. (O.P.) (1828-1834)
Bishops of San Juan de Cuyo
  1. Justo Santa María de Oro, O.P. (1834-1836)
  2. José Manuel Eufrasio de Quiroga Sarmiento (1837-1852)
  3. Nicolás Aldazor, O.F.M. (1858-1866)
  4. Venceslao Javier José Achával y Medina, O.F.M. (1867-1898)
  5. Marcellino Benavente, O.P. (1899-1910)
  6. José Américo Orzali (1911-1934)
Archbishops of San Juan de Cuyo
  1. José Américo Orzali (1934-1939)
  2. Audino Rodríguez y Olmos (1939-1965)
  3. Ildefonso Maria Sansierra Robla, O.F.M. Cap. (1966-1980)
  4. Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano (1980-2000)
  5. Alfonso Delgado Evers (2000-2017)
  6. Jorge Eduardo Lozano (2017-present)

Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary Bishops of San Juan de Cuyo

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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References

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