Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán

Archdiocese of Tucumán
Archidioecesis Tucumanensis
Arquidiócesis de Tucumán

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Incarnation
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical province Tucumán
Statistics
Area 10,996 km2 (4,246 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,112,000
1,034,201 (93%)
Parishes 47
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 February 1897 (119 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Incarnation in San Miguel de Tucumán
Patron saint Virgin of Mercy
St Jude the Apostle
St Simon the Apostle
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Alfredo Zecca
Emeritus Bishops Luis Héctor Villalba
Website
www.arztucuman.org.ar

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tucumán (Latin: Archidioecesis Tucumanensis) is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese. Its suffragan sees include Añatuya, Concepción and Santiago del Estero.

History

On 15 February 1897 Pope Leo XIII founded the Diocese of Tucumán from territory taken from the Diocese of Salta. Pope Pius XII elevated it to an archdiocese on 11 February 1957. It lost territory to the Diocese of Concepción when it was created in 1963.[1][2]

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1963 Diocese of Concepción

References

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Tucumán.
  1. "Archdiocese of Tucumán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  2. "Archdiocese of Tucumán". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

Coordinates: 26°49′54″S 65°12′13″W / 26.8316°S 65.2035°W / -26.8316; -65.2035

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