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Archdiocese of Tucumán

Archidioecesis Tucumanensis



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Bishop(s)

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

Suffragan Dioceses

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)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Tucumán
15 February 1897ErectedDiocese of Salta Diocese of Tucumán (erected)
25 March 1907Territory LostDiocese of Tucumán Diocese of Santiago del Estero (erected)
21 January 1910Territory LostDiocese of Tucumán Diocese of Catamarca (erected)
20 April 1934Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Tucumán (from Buenos Aires)
Archdiocese of Tucumán
11 February 1957ElevatedDiocese of Tucumán Archdiocese of Tucumán
12 August 1963Territory LostArchdiocese of Tucumán (Chicligasta, Graneros, Leales, Monteros, and Rio Chico) Diocese of Concepción (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)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Tucumán
1949610,000659,11792.5%47891364,48513048529ap1951
Archdiocese of Tucumán
1966550,000597,29992.1%531301833,00515026532ap1967
1970400,000540,00074.1%55891442,77710227440ap1971
1976400,000570,00070.2%54901442,77710528437ap1977
1980593,800657,00090.4%55731284,63928622636ap1981
1990817,000899,00090.9%60851455,63499124647ap1991
1999856,835969,81988.3%76591356,346157518746ap2000
2000868,732983,28588.3%78531316,631156517147ap2001
2001879,178996,17888.3%79581376,417157218946ap2002
2002899,7931,021,33288.1%84651496,038157418447ap2003
2003908,2241,030,90288.1%85681535,936149123445ap2004
2004911,8491,035,01788.1%86581446,332149017245ap2005
20101,034,2011,112,00093.0%89541437,232107416447ap2011
20141,000,0971,135,18388.1%92461387,24756511248ap2015
20171,047,9121,178,21088.9%82461288,18645512549ap2018
20201,080,2601,214,37089.0%81491308,30945710949ap2021
20221,100,0001,237,00088.9%75491248,87036210949ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



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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