Archdiocese of Mercedes–Luján
Merceden(sis)-Luianen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Mercedes–Luján, Argentina
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 20 April 1934
- Latin
- Merceden(sis)-Luianen(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of Mercy and Our Lady of Lujan
- Annuario code
- 001002227
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 689,300
- Population
- 712,000
- Catholic share
- 96.8%
- Priests
- 101
- Catholics per priest
- 6,825
- Extent
- 19,330 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 36
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jorge Eduardo Scheinig
- Born
- 5 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Carapachay
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Mercedes-Lujan
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Merlo–MorenoMerlo–Moreno
- Diocese of Nueve de JulioNueve de Julio
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].