Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta






































































Archdiocese of Salta


Archidioecesis Saltensis

Arquidiócesis de Salta



Catedral Salta 297.JPG
Cathedral Shrine Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle

Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Salta
Statistics
Area 92,860 km2 (35,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
797,000
717,000 (90%)
Parishes 57
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 28 March 1806 (212 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
Emeritus Bishops Moisés Julio Blanchoud
Map
Arquidiócesis de Salta.svg
Website
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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Ordinaries


  • 3 Territorial losses


  • 4 References





History


It was created on 17 February 1807, the territory being taken from the ancient Diocese of Córdoba del Tucumán. 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]



Ordinaries




  • Nicolás Videla del Pino (1807–1819)


  • José Eusebio Colombres (1858–1859)


  • Buenaventura Rizo Patrón, O.F.M. (1860–1884)


  • Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1893–1898)


  • Matías Linares y Sanzetenea (1898–1914)


  • José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez (1914–1919)


  • Julio Campero y Aráoz (1923–1934)


  • Roberto José Tavella, S.D.B. (1934–1963)


  • Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. (1963–1984)


  • Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1984–1999) – Archbishop Emeritus


  • Mario Antonio Cargnello (1999–present)



Territorial losses




























Year Along with To form
1897 Diocese of Tucumán
1934 Diocese of Jujuy
1961 Diocese of Orán
1969 Diocese of Catamarca Territorial Prelature of Cafayate


References





  1. ^ Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Diocese of Salta


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 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.


Coordinates: 24°47′18″S 65°24′38″W / 24.7883°S 65.4105°W / -24.7883; -65.4105








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