The Roman Catholic Diocese of Catamarca () is in
Argentina
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and is a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
of the
Archdiocese of Salta. , its bishop is
Luis Urbanč
History
On 21 January 1910,
Saint Pius X established the Diocese of Catamarca from the
Diocese of Tucumán. It lost territory to the
Territorial Prelature of Cafayate when it was created in 1969,.
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Ordinaries
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Bernabé Piedrabuena (1910–1923), appointed Bishop of Tucumán
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Inocencio Dávila y Matos (1927–1930)
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Vicente Peira (1932–1934)
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Carlos Francisco Hanlon,
C.P. (1934–1959)
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Adolfo Servando Tortolo (1960–1962), appointed Archbishop of Paraná
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Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías,
O.P. (1962–1988)
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Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani (April 22, 1933 – May 25, 2014) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, Miani was named titular bishop of ''Carciri'' and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba, Argentina ...
(1989–2007)
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Luis Urbanč (since 2007)
Territorial losses
References
Roman Catholic dioceses in Argentina
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Salta
Christian organizations established in 1910
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1910 establishments in Argentina
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