Diocese of Catamarca
Diocese of Catamarca Dioecesis Catamarcensis Diócesis de Catamarca | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Salta |
| Metropolitan | Salta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,765 km2 (26,550 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 January 1910 (115 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca |
| Patron saint | Our lady of the Valley |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Luis Urbanč |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Antonio Cargnello |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca (Latin: Dioecesis Catamarcensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta. As of December 2007, its bishop is Luis Urbanč
History
On 21 January 1910, Saint Pius X established the Diocese of Catamarca from the Diocese of Tucumán. It lost territory to the Territorial Prelature of Cafayate when it was created in 1969,.[1][2]
Ordinaries
- Bernabé Piedrabuena (1910–1923), appointed Bishop of Tucumán
- Inocencio Dávila y Matos (1927–1930)
- Vicente Peira (1932–1934)
- Carlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. (1934–1959)
- Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1960–1962), appointed Archbishop of Paraná
- Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. (1962–1988)
- Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani (1989–2007)
- Luis Urbanč (since 2007)
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Archdiocese of Salta | Territorial Prelature of Cafayate |
References
- ^ "Diocese of Catamarca". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
- ^ "Diocese of Catamarca". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
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