Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca
Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca Territorialis Praelatura Humahuacensis Prelatura Territorial de Humahuaca | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Salta |
| Metropolitan | Salta |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 95,000 80,000 (84.2%) |
| Parishes | 11 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 September 1969 (218 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria in Humahuaca |
| Patron saint | Virgin of Candelaria St Anthony of Padua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Prelate | Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Antonio Cargnello |
| Bishops emeritus | Pedro María Olmedo Rivero |
The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Humahuacensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.
History
[edit]On 8 September 1969, Pope Paul VI established the Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca from territory taken from the Diocese of Jujuy and the Archdiocese of Salta.[1]
Ordinaries
[edit]- José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. (10 October 1973 – 20 February 1991)
- Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F. (7 July 1993 – 23 October 2019)
- Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz, C.R.L. (23 October 2019[2] – present)
- 10 March 2018 appointed Territorial Prelate Coadjutor[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.10.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 10.03.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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