Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta (erected 28 March 1806, as the Diocese of Salta) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca.

Archdiocese of Salta Archidioecesis Saltensis Arquidiócesis de Salta
Cathedral Shrine Our Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle
Location
Country	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Salta
Statistics
Area	92,860 km2 (35,850 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 797,000 717,000 (90%)
Parishes	57
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	28 March 1806 (218 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lord and Our Lady of Miracles in Salta
Patron saint	St James the Less St Philip
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mario Antonio Cargnello
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

History

It was created on 17 February 1807, the territory being taken from the ancient Diocese of Tucumán (the see was in Córdoba). Until 1898, it comprised also the civil Provinces of Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, and Catamarca, which were then detached to form new dioceses. It was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Nicolás Videla del Pino (1807–1819)
• José Eusebio Colombres (1858–1859)
• Buenaventura Rizo Patrón (1860–1884)
• Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1893–1898), appointed Bishop of Tucumán
• Matías Linares y Sanzetenea (1898–1914)
• José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez (1914–1919)
• Julio Campero y Aráoz (1923–1934)
• Roberto José Tavella (1934–1963)
• Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava (1963–1984)
• Moisés Julio Blanchoud (1984–1999)
• Mario Antonio Cargnello (1999–present)

Coadjutor archbishop

• Mario Antonio Cargnello (1998–1999)

Auxiliary bishops

• Miguel Moisés Aráoz (1871–1883)
• Pablo Padilla y Bárcena (1891–1893), appointed Bishop here
• José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez (1914–1919), appointed Bishop here
• Pedro Reginaldo Lira (1958–1961), appointed Bishop of San Francisco
• Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon (1962–1966), appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
• Raúl Arsenio Casado (1975–1983), appointed Bishop of Jujuy

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1897		Diocese of Tucumán
1934		Diocese of Jujuy
1961		Diocese of Orán
1969	Diocese of Catamarca	Territorial Prelature of Cafayate

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Salta". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.