Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo
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Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo Arquidiócesis de San Juan de Cuyo |
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | San Juan de Cuyo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 89,651 km2 (34,614 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 664,000 608,000 (91.6%) |
| Parishes | 41 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1826 (191 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in San Juan |
| Patron saint |
St John the Baptist St Clement I |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Delgado Evers |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis de Cuyo) is a Latin rite metropolitan diocese in Argentina.
Its Catedral archiepiscopal see is San Juan Bautista, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, in San Juan, Argentina. The city also has a Minor Basilica: Basílica Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, dedicated to Our Lady of the Abandoned.
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.
The Metropolitan's suffragan sees are :
(Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 31°32′13″S 68°31′34″W / 31.53694°S 68.52611°W
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