Metropolitan see San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo

Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo

Latin Church

Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering the entire Province of San Juan, established as a diocese in 1834 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1934. It is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of La Rioja and San Luis and has been led by Archbishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano since 2017.

On the map

San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1834
Catholics: 767,000
Priests: 89
Territory: 89,651 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Archbishop: Jorge Eduardo Lozano
Born: 10 February 1955
Birthplace: Buenos Aires

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The cathedral

San Juan de Cuyo Cathedral stands in San Juan de Cuyo, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 19 September 1834
Latin: Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo
Patron: St John the Baptist, St Clement I
Annuario code: 001002914

The see in figures

Catholics: 767,000
Population: 664,000
Priests: 89
Catholics per priest: 8,618
Extent: 89,651 km²
Catholics per km²: 8.6

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of San Juan de Cuyo

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of La RiojaLa Rioja

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of La RiojaLa Rioja239 km
Diocese of IllapelIllapel, Chile245 km
Military Ordinariate of CileCile, Chile284 km
Archdiocese of Santiago de ChileSantiago de Chile, Chile288 km
Diocese of San FelipeSan Felipe, Chile294 km
Diocese of San BernardoSan Bernardo, Chile304 km
Archdiocese of La SerenaLa Serena, Chile312 km
Diocese of ValparaísoValparaíso, Chile332 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].