Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí explained
| Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
| San Luis Potosí |
| Latin: | Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici Potosiensis |
| Local: | Arquidiócesis de San Luis Potosí |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Province: | San Luis Potosí |
| Area Sqmi: | 7,504 |
| Population: | 1,925,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Catholics: | 1,845,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 95.8 |
| Parishes: | 107 |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 31 August 1854 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Louis the King |
| Bishop: | Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe |
| Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero |
| Map: | Arquidiócesis de San Luis de Potosí.svg |
| Website: | www.iglesiapotosina.org |
The Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ludovici Potosiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. A metropolitan see, its ecclesiastical province contains three suffragan dioceses: Ciudad Valles, Matehuala and Zacatecas. The cathedra is found within the Cathedral of St. Louis the King in the episcopal see of San Luis Potosí.
Bishops
- Pedro Barajas y Moreno (1854–1868)
- Manuel del Conde y Blanco (1869–1872)
- José Nicanor Corona e Izarraraz (1873–1883)
- Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1884–1921)
- Miguel María de la Mora y Mora (1922–1930)
- Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova (1931–1941), appointed Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1941–1958)
- Luis Cabrera Cruz (1958–1967)
- Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa (1968–1972), appointed Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán
- Ezequiel Perea Sánchez (1972–1986)
- Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez (1987–1999)
- Luis Morales Reyes (1999–2012) – Archbishop emeritus
- Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero (2012–2022) – Archbishop emeritus
- Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (2022–present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Luis Dibildox Martínez, appointed Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua in 1993
- Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco, México in 2001
- Lucas Martínez Lara, appointed Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí in 2006
- Andrés Vargas Peña, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2010
See also
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