Diocese of Mercedes–Luján

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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.

Archbishop
Most Rev. Jorge Eduardo Scheinig
Latin name
Merceden(sis)-Luianen(sis)
Erected
20 April 1934
Cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy
Patron
Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Lujan
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Mercedes-Lujan
Catholics
689,300
Chancery
Arzobispado, Calle 22 N. 745, b6600hdu Mercedes [Buenos Aires], Argentina
Telephone
Tel. [02324]428.102
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site (arquimercedes-lujan.com.ar) + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001002227 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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