Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán (erected 15 February 1897, as the Diocese of Tucumán) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Añatuya, Concepción and Santiago del Estero. It was elevated on 11 February 1957.

[edit] Ordinaries

  • Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar (1744 - 1762)
  • Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1898 - 1921)
  • Barnabé Piedrabuena (1923 - 1928)
  • Augstín Barrere, F.M.I. (1930 - 1952)
  • Juan Carlos Aramburu (1953 - 1967)
  • Blas Victorio Conrero (1968 - 1982)
  • Horacio Alberto Bózzoli (1983 - 1993)
  • Raúl Arsenio Casado (1994 - 1999) - Archbishop Emeritus
  • Luis Héctor Villalba (1999 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1963 Diocese of Concepción

[edit] External links and References