Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca

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Diocese of Catamarca

Dioecesis Catamarcensis

Diócesis de Catamarca
Catedral Basilica Nuestra Senora del Valle, Catamarca.jpg
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley
Location
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Salta
Metropolitan Salta
Statistics
Area68,765 km2 (26,550 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
330,092
323,000 (97.9%)
Parishes27
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established21 January 1910 (114 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Patron saintOur lady of the Valley
Current leadership
Pope Francis
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.

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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

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1969Archdiocese of SaltaTerritorial Prelature of Cafayate

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Catamarca". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Catamarca". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-03-27. [self-published]

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