Archdiocese of Salta
Latin Catholic territory in Argentina
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The Archdiocese of Salta is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Argentina. Erected on 28 March 1806 as the Diocese of Salta, it is a metropolitan see, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca.
CountryArgentina
Area92,860 km2 (35,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2010)
- 797,000
- 717,000 (90%)
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
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| Parishes | 57 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 March 1806 (220 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 | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Antonio Cargnello |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archdiocese | |
History
It was created on 17 February 1807, the territory being taken from the ancient Diocese of Tucumán (the see was in Córdoba). 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
- Nicolás Videla del Pino (1807–1819)
- José Eusebio Colombres (1858–1859)
- Buenaventura Rizo Patrón (1860–1884)
- Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1893–1898), appointed Bishop of Tucumán
- Matías Linares y Sanzetenea (1898–1914)
- José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez (1914–1919)
- Julio Campero y Aráoz (1923–1934)
- Roberto José Tavella (1934–1963)
- Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava (1963–1984)
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1984–1999)
- Mario Antonio Cargnello (1999–present)
Coadjutor archbishop
- Mario Antonio Cargnello (1998–1999)
Auxiliary bishops
- Miguel Moisés Aráoz (1871–1883)
- Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1891–1893), appointed Bishop here
- José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez (1914–1919), appointed Bishop here
- Pedro Reginaldo Lira (1958–1961), appointed Bishop of San Francisco
- Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon (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 |
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