The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta (erected 28 March 1806, as the Diocese of Salta) is in Argentina and is a

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, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca,

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and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of

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and

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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. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Diocese of Salta It was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Nicolás Videla del Pino (1807–1819) *

José Eusebio Colombres José Eusebio Colombres (16 December 1778 – 11 February 1859) was an Argentine statesman and bishop. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán of 9 July 1816 which declared the Independence of Argentina, and is credited with the founda ...

(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) *

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(1914–1919) *

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(1923–1934) *

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, S.D.B. (1934–1963) *

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, S.D.B. (1963–1984) *

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(1984–1999) * Mario Antonio Cargnello (1999–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

* Mario Antonio Cargnello (1998–1999)

Auxiliary bishops

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(1871–1883) * Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1891–1893), appointed Bishop here *

(1914–1919), appointed Bishop here *

Pedro Reginaldo Lira Pedro Reginaldo Lira, (September 7, 1915 – December 11, 2012) was an Argentine Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Lira was born in Salta, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, Repú ...

(1958–1961), appointed Bishop of San Francisco *

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(1962–1966), appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos *

Raúl Arsenio Casado Raúl Arseno Casado (July 27, 1927 – July 20, 2010) was the Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country i ...

(1975–1983), appointed Bishop of Jujuy

Territorial losses

References

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...

1806 establishments in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata {{Argentina-RC-diocese-stub