The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Humahuacensis) is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salta.

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Territorial Prelature of Humahuaca

Territorialis Praelatura Humahuacensis

Prelatura Territorial de Humahuaca
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria
Location
Country Argentina
Ecclesiastical provinceSalta
MetropolitanSalta
Statistics
Area34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
95,000
80,000 (84.2%)
Parishes11
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DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 September 1969 (218 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria in Humahuaca
Patron saintVirgin of Candelaria
St Anthony of Padua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PrelateFlorencio Félix Paredes Cruz
Metropolitan ArchbishopMario Antonio Cargnello
Bishops emeritusPedro María Olmedo Rivero
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History

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

  • 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

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