Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca

The Diocese of Catamarca (Latin: Dioecesis Catamarcensis, Spanish: diócesis de Catamarca ) is a location in Argentina Roman Catholic diocese based in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.

History

The Diocese of Catamarca was established on January 21, 1910 by Pope Pius X with the Papal Bull Sollicitudine of annexations of the Apostolic Prefecture of Tumaco and the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires is a suffragan. On April 20, 1934, was the Archdiocese of Salta is a suffragan. On September 8, 1969, the Diocese of Catamarca were from parts of its territory establishing the Territorialprälatur Cafayate.

Bishops of Catamarca

  • Barnabé Piedrabuena, 1910-1923, then Bishop of Tucumán
  • Inocencio Dávila y Matos, 1927-1930
  • Vicente Peira, 1932-1934
  • Carlos Francisco Hanlon CP, 1934-1959
  • Adolfo Servando Tortolo, 1960-1962, then Archbishop of Paraná
  • Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías OP, 1962-1988
  • Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani, 1989-2007
  • Luis URBANC, since 2007
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