Tucumán (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Carlos Alberto Sánchez, Archbishop
Roberto José Ferrari, Auxiliary Bishop
Luis Héctor Villalba, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 11 February 1957
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Argentina
Square Kilometers: 10,996 (4,247 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.arztucuman.org.ar/
Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Av. Sarmiento 895, T4000GTI San Miguel de Tucuman [Tucuman], Argentina
Telephone: (0381)431.06.17
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pablo Padilla y Bárcena † (8 Feb 1898 Appointed - 22 Jan 1921 Died)
Barnabé Piedrabuena † (11 Jun 1923 Appointed - 17 Dec 1928 Resigned)
Agustín Barrere, F.M.I. † (16 Jan 1930 Appointed - 29 Feb 1952 Died)
Juan Carlos Aramburu † (28 Aug 1953 Appointed - 14 Jun 1967 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires)
Blas Victorio Conrero † (3 Feb 1968 Appointed - 7 Jul 1982 Died)
Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † (19 Jan 1983 Appointed - 30 Dec 1993 Died)
Raúl Arsenio Casado † (15 Jun 1994 Appointed - 8 Jul 1999 Resigned)
Luis Héctor Villalba (8 Jul 1999 Appointed - 10 Jun 2011 Retired)
Alfredo Horacio Zecca † (10 Jun 2011 Appointed - 9 Jun 2017 Resigned)
Carlos Alberto Sánchez (23 Aug 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tucumán
15 February 1897	Erected	Diocese of Salta	Diocese of Tucumán (erected)
25 March 1907	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tucumán	Diocese of Santiago del Estero (erected)
21 January 1910	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tucumán	Diocese of Catamarca (erected)
20 April 1934	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Tucumán (from Buenos Aires)
Archdiocese of Tucumán
11 February 1957	Elevated	Diocese of Tucumán	Archdiocese of Tucumán
12 August 1963	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Tucumán (Chicligasta, Graneros, Leales, Monteros, and Rio Chico)	Diocese of Concepción (erected)
8 September 1969	Territory Lost	Diocese of Catamarca (Santa Maria and Antofagaste de la Sierra) Archdiocese of Salta (Cafayate, San Carlos, and Molinos) Archdiocese of Tucumán (Aymacha dei Valle)	Territorial Prelature of Cafayate (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Tucumán

1949 610,000 659,117 92.5% 47 89 136 4,485 130 485 29 ap1951

Archdiocese of Tucumán

1966 550,000 597,299 92.1% 53 130 183 3,005 150 265 32 ap1967

1970 400,000 540,000 74.1% 55 89 144 2,777 102 274 40 ap1971

1976 400,000 570,000 70.2% 54 90 144 2,777 105 284 37 ap1977

1980 593,800 657,000 90.4% 55 73 128 4,639 2 86 226 36 ap1981

1990 817,000 899,000 90.9% 60 85 145 5,634 9 91 246 47 ap1991

1999 856,835 969,819 88.3% 76 59 135 6,346 15 75 187 46 ap2000

2000 868,732 983,285 88.3% 78 53 131 6,631 15 65 171 47 ap2001

2001 879,178 996,178 88.3% 79 58 137 6,417 15 72 189 46 ap2002

2002 899,793 1,021,332 88.1% 84 65 149 6,038 15 74 184 47 ap2003

2003 908,224 1,030,902 88.1% 85 68 153 5,936 14 91 234 45 ap2004

2004 911,849 1,035,017 88.1% 86 58 144 6,332 14 90 172 45 ap2005

2010 1,034,201 1,112,000 93.0% 89 54 143 7,232 10 74 164 47 ap2011

2014 1,000,097 1,135,183 88.1% 92 46 138 7,247 5 65 112 48 ap2015

2017 1,047,912 1,178,210 88.9% 82 46 128 8,186 4 55 125 49 ap2018

2020 1,080,260 1,214,370 89.0% 81 49 130 8,309 4 57 109 49 ap2021

2022 1,100,000 1,237,000 88.9% 75 49 124 8,870 3 62 109 49 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Tucumán
1949	610,000	659,117	92.5%	47	89	136	4,485		130	485	29	ap1951
Archdiocese of Tucumán
1966	550,000	597,299	92.1%	53	130	183	3,005		150	265	32	ap1967
1970	400,000	540,000	74.1%	55	89	144	2,777		102	274	40	ap1971
1976	400,000	570,000	70.2%	54	90	144	2,777		105	284	37	ap1977
1980	593,800	657,000	90.4%	55	73	128	4,639	2	86	226	36	ap1981
1990	817,000	899,000	90.9%	60	85	145	5,634	9	91	246	47	ap1991
1999	856,835	969,819	88.3%	76	59	135	6,346	15	75	187	46	ap2000
2000	868,732	983,285	88.3%	78	53	131	6,631	15	65	171	47	ap2001
2001	879,178	996,178	88.3%	79	58	137	6,417	15	72	189	46	ap2002
2002	899,793	1,021,332	88.1%	84	65	149	6,038	15	74	184	47	ap2003
2003	908,224	1,030,902	88.1%	85	68	153	5,936	14	91	234	45	ap2004
2004	911,849	1,035,017	88.1%	86	58	144	6,332	14	90	172	45	ap2005
2010	1,034,201	1,112,000	93.0%	89	54	143	7,232	10	74	164	47	ap2011
2014	1,000,097	1,135,183	88.1%	92	46	138	7,247	5	65	112	48	ap2015
2017	1,047,912	1,178,210	88.9%	82	46	128	8,186	4	55	125	49	ap2018
2020	1,080,260	1,214,370	89.0%	81	49	130	8,309	4	57	109	49	ap2021
2022	1,100,000	1,237,000	88.9%	75	49	124	8,870	3	62	109	49	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Juan Carlos Aramburu † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1946; Bishop: 28 Aug 1953; Archbishop: 13 Mar 1957 to 14 Jun 1967)
Agustín Barrere, F.M.I. † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1930 to 29 Feb 1952)
Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1983 to 30 Dec 1993)
Raúl Arsenio Casado † (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1994 to 8 Jul 1999)
José Melitón Chávez † (Priest: 29 Nov 1985 to 17 Oct 2015)
Blas Victorio Conrero † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1968 to 7 Jul 1982)
Carlos Echenique Altamira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 1914 to 27 Nov 1922)
Juan Carlos Ferro †
Agustín Adolfo Herrera †
Pablo Padilla y Bárcena † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1898 to 22 Jan 1921)
Barnabé Piedrabuena † (Priest: 31 May 1886; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1907 to 8 Nov 1910; Bishop: 11 Jun 1923 to 17 Dec 1928)
Alfredo Horacio Zecca † (Archbishop: 10 Jun 2011 to 9 Jun 2017)

Source(s)

Diocese of Tucumán
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 570
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 379
Archdiocese of Tucumán
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 49, Page 653, to Page 662

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