Archdiocese of Tucumán

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Bishop(s) Luis Héctor Villalba, Archbishop Raúl Arsenio Casado, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Añatuya Concepción Santiago del Estero

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 11 February 1957 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Argentina Square Kilometers: 10,679 (4,124 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.arztucuman.org.ar/ Mailing Address: Av. Sarmiento 895, 4000 San Miguel de Tucuman [Tucuman], Argentina Telephone: (0381) 431-0617 Fax: 422-6345

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tucumán
  • Latin Name: Tucumanensis
  • Erected: 15 February 1897
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz
  • Country: Argentina

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar † (10 Dec 1744 Appointed - 25 Jan 1762 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
• Pablo Padilla y Bárcena † (16 Jan 1898 Appointed - 22 Jan 1921 Died)
• Barnabé Piedrabuena † (11 Jun 1923 Appointed - 17 Dec 1928 Resigned)
• Augstín 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 - 29 Dec 1993 Died)
• Raúl Arsenio Casado (15 Jun 1994 Appointed - 8 Jul 1999 Resigned)
• Luis Héctor Villalba (8 Jul 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tucumán
15 February 1897	Erected	Diocese of Salta	Diocese of Tucumán (erected)
Archdiocese of Tucumán
11 February 1957	Elevated	Diocese of Tucumán	Archdiocese of Tucumán
12 August 1963	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Tucumán	Diocese of Concepción (erected)

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Statistics

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

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Raúl Arsenio Casado (Archbishop: 15 Jun 1994 to 8 Jul 1999)
• Carlos José Ñáñez (Coadjutor Archbishop: 20 Dec 1995 to 17 Nov 1998)
• Luis Urbanc (Priest: 30 May 1982 to 14 Nov 2006)
• Luis Héctor Villalba (Archbishop: 8 Jul 1999 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Juan Carlos Aramburu † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1946; Bishop: 28 Aug 1953; Archbishop: 13 Mar 1957 to 14 Jun 1967)
• Pedro Miguel Argandoña Pastene Salazar † (Bishop: 10 Dec 1744 to 25 Jan 1762)
• Augstín Barrere, F.M.I. † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1930 to 29 Feb 1952)
• Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1983 to 29 Dec 1993)
• Blas Victorio Conrero † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1968 to 7 Jul 1982)
• Carlos Echenique Altamira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 1914 to 27 Nov 1922)
• Pablo Padilla y Bárcena † (Bishop: 16 Jan 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)