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Archdiocese of Salta

Archidioecesis Saltensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 20 April 1934
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Argentina
  • Square Kilometers: 92,860 (35,867 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://arquidiocesissalta.org.ar
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Espana 596, A4400ANL Salta, Argentina
  • Telephone: (0387)4214-306; 4213-101
  • Fax: 4213-101

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Salta
28 March 1806ErectedDiocese of Córdoba (Tucumán) Diocese of Salta (erected)
15 February 1897Territory LostDiocese of Salta Diocese of Tucumán (erected)
20 April 1934Territory LostDiocese of Salta (Ssmo Salvador, San Pedro de Rio Negro, N.S. del Rosario de Ledesma, Perico del Carmen, Perico de San Antonio, Titeara, Tumbaya, Humahuaca, Valle Grande, Chochinoca, Santa Catalina, and Rinconada (Yavi)) Diocese of Jujuy (erected)
Archdiocese of Salta
20 April 1934ElevatedDiocese of Salta Archdiocese of Salta
2 July 1944Territory LostArchdiocese of Salta (Susques) Diocese of Jujuy
2 July 1944Territory LostArchdiocese of Salta (Antofagasta de la Sierra) Diocese of Catamarca
10 April 1961Territory LostArchdiocese of Salta Diocese of Orán (erected)
8 September 1969Territory LostDiocese 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)
21 January 1972Territory AddedTerritorial Prelature of Humahuaca (Susques) Archdiocese of Salta

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Salta
1950290,000300,00096.7%42821242,3389614529ap1951
1964350,000.0%4563108011230ap1967
1970320,000376,00085.1%44701142,8078111533ap1971
1976307,722364,68084.4%40601003,077708037ap1977
1980355,000417,00085.1%3540754,7331439135ap1981
1990645,200715,00090.2%5232847,68084810540ap1991
1999687,000791,00086.9%81281096,3027728449ap2000
2000685,513791,00086.7%83331165,9097828750ap2001
2001690,428800,00086.3%73341076,4526788552ap2002
2002677,678752,97690.0%72341066,3936617452ap2003
2003677,678752,97690.0%77341116,1056717852ap2004
2004677,678752,97690.0%79341135,9976637853ap2005
2010717,000797,00090.0%90481385,19578616657ap2011
2014745,000860,00086.6%87341216,15756512860ap2015
2017886,700986,80089.9%91381296,87344212568ap2018
2020914,1001,017,30089.9%8514999,23342413569ap2021
2022930,6301,035,69089.9%80321128,30923811867ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Salta
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 164
  • Archdiocese of Salta
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 257, to Page 263
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 64, Page 316, and Page 317

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