Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca.History
It was created on 17 February 1807, the territory being taken from the ancient Diocese of Córdoba del Tucumán. Until 1898 it comprised also the civil Provinces of Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, and Catamarca, which were then detached to form new dioceses. It was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 April 1934.Bishops
Ordinaries
- Nicolás Videla del Pino
- José Eusebio Colombres
- Buenaventura Rizo Patrón, O.F.M.
- Pablo Padilla y Bárcena, appointed Bishop of Tucumán
- Matías Linares y Sanzetenea
- José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez
- Julio Campero y Aráoz
- Roberto José Tavella, S.D.B.
- Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B.
- Moisés Julio Blanchoud
- Mario Antonio Cargnello
Coadjutor archbishop
- Mario Antonio Cargnello
- Miguel Moisés Aráoz
- Pablo Padilla y Bárcena, appointed Bishop here
- José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez, appointed Bishop here
- Pedro Reginaldo Lira, appointed Bishop of San Francisco
- Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon, appointed Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos
- Raúl Arsenio Casado, appointed Bishop of Jujuy
