Suffragan diocese Catamarca, Argentina

Diocese of Catamarca

Catamarcen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Catamarca is a Latin rite diocese in northwest Argentina, erected in 1910 from the Diocese of Tucumán and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Salta. Its see is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley, home to the venerated Virgen del Valle.

On the map

Catamarca, Argentina, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1910
Catholics: 342,000
Priests: 60
Territory: 68,765 km²

Parishes and churches

31 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Luis Urbanč
Born: 25 July 1958
Birthplace: Buenos Aires

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley stands in Catamarca, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 21 January 1910
Latin: Catamarcen(sis)
Patron: Virgen del Valle (Our Lady of the Valley)
Annuario code: 001001078

The see in figures

Catholics: 342,000
Population: 330,092
Priests: 60
Catholics per priest: 5,700
Extent: 68,765 km²
Catholics per km²: 5.0

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Salta

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Salta.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of ConcepciónConcepción163 km
Archdiocese of TucumánTucumán222 km
Diocese of La RiojaLa Rioja223 km
Diocese of CafayateCafayate223 km
Diocese of CopiapóCopiapó, Chile315 km
Archdiocese of Santiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero358 km
Archdiocese of SaltaSalta373 km
Diocese of Cruz del EjeCruz del Eje400 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].