Roman Catholic Diocese Of Catamarca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca (Latin: Dioecesis Catamarcensis) is in Argentina 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
- Inocencio Dávila y Matos (1927–1930)
- Vicente Peira (1932–1934)
- Carlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. (1934–1959)
- Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1960–1962), appointed Archbishop of Paraná
- Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. (1962–1988)
- Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani (1989–2007)
- Luis Urbanč (since 2007)
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1969 | Archdiocese of Salta | Territorial Prelature of Cafayate |