Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján (erected 20 April 1934, as the Diocese of Mercedes) is in Argentina and is immediately subject to the Holy See. It was renamed as the Diocese of Mercedes-Luján on 10 May 1989 and elevated on 21 November 1997.

[edit] Ordinaries

Juan Pascual Chimento (1934 - 1938)
Anunciado Serafini (1939 - 1963)
Luis Juan Tomé (1963 - 1981)
Emilio Ogñénovich (1982 - 2000)
Rubén Héctor di Monte (2000 - 2007)
Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, SDB (2007 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1947	Archdiocese of La Plata	Diocese of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
1957	Diocese of Azul	Diocese of Nueve de Julio
1957	Diocese of Bahía Blanca	Diocese of Santa Rosa