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Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján

The Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in north-central Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was immediately subject to the Holy See, coming into 2019. Erected as the Diocese of Mercedes on 20 April 1934, it was renamed as the Diocese of Mercedes-Luján on 10 May 1989 and elevated to its status as an archdiocese on 21 November 1997. Its mother church is the Catedral Basílica de Mercedes-Luján in Mercedes.

Bishops
OrdinariesJuan Pascual Chimento (1934–1938), appointed Archbishop of La Plata • Anunciado Serafini (1939–1963) • Luis Juan Tomé (1963–1981) • Emilio Ogñénovich (1982–2000) • Rubén Héctor di Monte (2000–2007) • Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, SDB (2007–2019) • Jorge Eduardo Scheinig (2019–present) Auxiliary bishopsVicente Alfredo Aducci (1960–1962) • Herberto Celso Angelo (1990–1993) • Oscar Domingo Sarlinga (2003–2006), appointed Bishop of Zárate-Campana • Jorge Eduardo Scheinig (2017–2019), appointed Archbishop here Other priests of this diocese who became bishopsAntonio Quarracino, appointed Bishop of Nueve de Julio in 1962; future Cardinal • Eduardo Francisco Pironio, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata in 1964; future Cardinal ==Territory==
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