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and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.

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.

Ordinaries

* Bernabé Piedrabuena (1910–1923), appointed Bishop of Tucumán *

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, C.P. (1934–1959) * Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1960–1962), appointed Archbishop of Paraná *

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(since 2007)

Territorial losses

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Salta Christian organizations established in 1910 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1910 establishments in Argentina {{Argentina-RC-diocese-stub