Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta
Archdiocese of Salta Archidioecesis Saltensis Arquidiócesis de Salta | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Salta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 92,860 km2 (35,850 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 797,000 717,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 March 1806 (215 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lord and Our Lady of Miracles in Salta |
| Patron saint | St James the Less St Philip |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Antonio Cargnello |
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| Website of the Archdiocese | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta (erected 28 March 1806, as the Diocese of Salta) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca.
History[]
It was created on 17 February 1807, the territory being taken from the ancient . Until 1898, it comprised also the civil Provinces of Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, and Catamarca, which were then detached to form new dioceses.[1] It was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934.[2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1807–1819)
- José Eusebio Colombres (1858–1859)
- , O.F.M. (1860–1884)
- (1893–1898), appointed Bishop of Tucumán
- (1898–1914)
- (1914–1919)
- (1923–1934)
- , S.D.B. (1934–1963)
- , S.D.B. (1963–1984)
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1984–1999)
- Mario Antonio Cargnello (1999–present)
Coadjutor archbishop[]
- Mario Antonio Cargnello (1998–1999)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- (1871–1883)
- (1891–1893), appointed Bishop here
- (1914–1919), appointed Bishop here
- Pedro Reginaldo Lira (1958–1961), appointed Bishop of San Francisco
- (1962–1966), appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
- Raúl Arsenio Casado (1975–1983), appointed Bishop of Jujuy
Territorial losses[]
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1897 | Diocese of Tucumán | |
| 1934 | Diocese of Jujuy | |
| 1961 | Diocese of Orán | |
| 1969 | Diocese of Catamarca | Territorial Prelature of Cafayate |
References[]
- ^ Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Diocese of Salta
- ^ "Archdiocese of Salta". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Salta". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Coordinates: 24°47′18″S 65°24′38″W / 24.7883°S 65.4105°W
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