Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Parishes
  
36

Rite
  
Phone
  
+54 388 422-6569

Country
  
Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
20,082 km²

Province
  
Jujuy Province

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2011)580,000524,000 (90.3%)

Established
  
20 April 1934 (82 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in San Salvador de Jujuy

Address
  
Sarmiento 246, 4600 San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta

Similar
  
Jujuy al día ‑ Diario Digital, Pregón, Instituto Balcarce, Canal 2, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy (Latin: Dioecesis Iuiuyensis) is in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.

Contents

History

On 20 April 1934, Pope Pius XI established the Diocese of Jujuy from the Diocese of Salta. It lost territory to the Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca when it was created in 1969.

Ordinaries

  • Enrique José Mühn, S.V.D. (1934–1965)
  • José Miguel Medina (1965–1983)
  • Raúl Arsenio Casado (1983–1994)
  • Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I. (1995–2011)
  • César Daniel Fernández (since 2012)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jujuy Wikipedia


    Similar Topics