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Metropolitan see Mercedes–Luján, Argentina

Archdiocese of Mercedes–Luján

Merceden(sis)-Luianen(sis)

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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mercedes-Lujan in Buenos Aires Province, erected as the Diocese of Mercedes in 1934 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1997, with suffragan sees of Merlo-Moreno, Nueve de Julio, and Zarate-Campana. Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Scheinig was appointed in 2019. Note: this see is an archdiocese, not a diocese.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, in Mercedes–Luján, Argentina.

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Established
1934
Catholics
689,300
Priests
101
Territory
19,330 km²

Parishes and churches

51 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Jorge Eduardo Scheinig
Born
5 June 1959
Birthplace
Carapachay

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy stands in Mercedes–Luján, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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