Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta

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.

Archdiocese of Salta

Archidioecesis Saltensis

Arquidiócesis de Salta
Location
CountryArgentina
Ecclesiastical provinceSalta
Statistics
Area92,860 km2 (35,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
797,000
717,000 (90%)
Parishes57
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 March 1806 (214 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lord and Our Lady of Miracles in Salta
Patron saintSt James the Less
St Philip
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMario Antonio Cargnello
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

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]

Bishops

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), 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, S.D.B. (1934–1963)
  • Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. (1963–1984)
  • Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1984–1999)
  • Mario Antonio Cargnello (1999–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

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

YearAlong withTo form
1897Diocese of Tucumán
1934Diocese of Jujuy
1961Diocese of Orán
1969Diocese of CatamarcaTerritorial Prelature of Cafayate

References

 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.


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