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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. It was elevated on 20 April 1934.
[edit] 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 - )
[edit] 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 |
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