The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Humahuacensis) is in

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and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.

History

On 8 September 1969,

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established the Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca from territory taken from the Diocese of Jujuy and the Archdiocese of Salta.

Ordinaries

* José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. (10 October 1973 – 20 February 1991) * Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F. (7 July 1993 – 23 October 2019) * Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz,

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(23 October 2019 – present) ** 10 March 2018 appointed Territorial Prelate Coadjutor

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Salta Territorial prelatures Christian organizations established in 1969 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{Argentina-RC-diocese-stub