Suffragan archdiocese Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Archdiocese of Santiago del Estero
Sancti Iacobi de Estero
Latin Church
Elevated from a diocese (erected 1907) to an archdiocese on 22 July 2024, when the primatial title of Argentina was transferred here from Buenos Aires in recognition of the first see on modern Argentine territory. Led by Cardinal Vicente Bokalic Iglic since 2024. Sources differ on whether it remains suffragan of Tucuman or now heads its own province.
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- Established
- 1907
- Catholics
- 728,824
- Priests
- 56
- Territory
- 81,969 km²
Parishes and churches
42 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenSantiago del Estero · CathedralView parish
- Buen PastorSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Cristo ReyLa BandaView parish
- Espíritu SantoSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónFríasView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónVilla AtamisquiView parish
- María AuxiliadoraSantiago del EsteroView parish
- María AuxiliadoraSelvaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la Consolación de SumampaSumampaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la Consolación de SumampaFríasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de La MercedNueva EsperanzaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la MercedPozo HondoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la MercedSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la MercedVilla Ojo de AguaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de la PiedadSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Nuestra Señora de La SaletteLa BandaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de LoretoLoretoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de LourdesLa BandaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de MonserratBrea PozoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenLos TelaresView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenVilla La PuntaView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroTermas de Río HondoView parish
- Nuestra Señora del PilarSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Nuestra Señora del RosarioFernándezView parish
- Nuestra Señora del ValleGarzaView parish
- Nuestra Señora del ValleSantiago del EsteroView parish
- Nuestro Señor de los Milagros de MailínHerreraView parish
- Nuestro Señor de los Milagros de MailínSantiago del EsteroView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M.
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel stands in Santiago del Estero, 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.
History
Santiago del Estero (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Iacobi de Estero) holds the distinction of being the first diocese erected on territory of the modern Republic of Argentina. A Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the country's north, it long sat as a diocese within the ecclesiastical province of Tucumán, and even after being raised to an archdiocese and recognized as the Primacy of Argentina in 2024, it remains a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Tucumán.